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Flabellum extensum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum extensum was named by Michelin (1841).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Flabellum extensum Michelin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciesextensumMichelin 1841

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.

Flabellum extensum Michelin 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
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 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Flabellum extensum (161618)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Flabellum extensum (70450)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Angola Flabellum extensum (73802)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) Flabellum extensum (123175 123176)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Portugal (Azores) Flabellum extensum (92091)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Flabellum extensum (70491)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Flabellum extensum (161320 161355)