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Platytrochus airensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Platytrochus airensis was named by Dennant (1902). It is not extant. Its type locality is Wilkinson's No 4 Aire coastal section, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Platytrochus airensis Dennant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusPlatytrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesairensis

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.

Platytrochus airensis Dennant 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:29
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:52:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Platytrochus airensis (122348 type locality: 122379)