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Orbignygyra salisburgensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Meandrina saltzburgiana was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849).

It was recombined as Dendrogyra salisburgensis by de Fromentel (1877); it was recombined as Orbignygyra salisburgensis by Beauvais (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Meandrina saltzburgiana Milne-Edwards and Haime
1877Dendrogyra salisburgensis de Fromentel
1982Orbignygyra salisburgensis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusOrbignygyraAlloiteau 1952
speciessalisburgensis(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849)

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.

Orbignygyra salisburgensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Orbignygyra salisburgensis (206416)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Orbignygyra salisburgensis (12766)