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Deltocyathus italicus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia italica was named by Michelotti (1838). It is extant.

It was recombined as Deltocyathus italicus by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Turbinolia italica Michelotti
1848Deltocyathus italicus Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDeltocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesitalicus(Michelotti 1838)

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.

Deltocyathus italicus Michelotti 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:20
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Deltocyathus italicus (124425 124448)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Deltocyathus italicus (123733)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania Deltocyathus italicus (123125)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Deltocyathus italicus (161355 161391)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Deltocyathus italicus (70491 70496 70497)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Deltocyathus italicus (93642)