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Adkinsella edwardsensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Adkinsella edwardsensis was named by Wells (1933). It is not extant. Its type locality is Crow Ranch, which is in an Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Edwards Limestone Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Adkinsella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Adkinsella edwardsensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusAdkinsella
speciesedwardsensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:01:20
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:52:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Albian or 109.00000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Adkinsella edwardsensis (type locality: 123210)