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Deltocyathus heteroclitus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Deltocyathus heteroclitus was named by Wells (1984). It is extant. Its type locality is Navaka River, Espiritu Santo, which is in an Ionian offshore sandstone/siltstone in Vanuatu.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Deltocyathus heteroclitus Wells

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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
speciesheteroclitus

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: 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: Ionian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Deltocyathus heteroclitus (type locality: 84452)