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Goniocorella glanulosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Goniocorella glanulosa was named by Hu (1987). Its type locality is Tantzu, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene deep-water mudstone/siltstone in the Maanshan Formation of Taiwan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Goniocorella glanulosa Hu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusGoniocorellaYabe and Eguchi 1932
speciesglanulosa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Taiwan Goniocorella glanulosa (type locality: 89259)