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Rhizangia brevissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Astrea brevissima was named by Deshayes (1834).

It was recombined as Rhizangia brevissima by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Astrea brevissima Deshayes
1848Rhizangia brevissima Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusRhizangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbrevissima(Deshayes 1834)

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.

Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:32:02
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:32:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Aquitanian or 33.90000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Aquitaine) Rhizangia brevissima (92231)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Rhizangia brevissima (70067 163836)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Rhizangia brevissima (163837)