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Synhelia gibbosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Lithodendron gibbosum was named by Goldfuss (1829).

It was recombined as Synhelia gibbosa by Pocta (1887).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Lithodendron gibbosum Goldfuss
1850Synhelia sharpeana MilneEdwards and Haime
1887Synhelia gibbosa Pocta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusSynheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesgibbosa(Goldfuss 1829)

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.

†Synhelia gibbosa Goldfuss 1829
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Invalid names: Synhelia sharpeana MilneEdwards and Haime 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Switzerland Synhelia gibbosa (193914)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Synhelia gibbosa (87797)
Senonian100.5 - 66.0Germany Lithodendron gibbosum (161879)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Synhelia gibbosa (74193 74194)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Synhelia gibbosa (35102 35109 35112 35140 35155 35159 35162)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Ukraine Synhelia sharpeana (77090)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Synhelia gibbosa (35150 35158 35160 35163 35167 146401 146500 146501)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Synhelia gibbosa (94606)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Synhelia gibbosa (35111)