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Sphenotrochus gardineri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotrochus gardineri was named by Squires (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Sphenotrochus gardineri Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusSphenotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgardineriSquires 1961

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.

†Sphenotrochus gardineri Squires 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Architecture: compact or denseg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:33:05
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:54:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sphenotrochus gardineri (92495)