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Balanophyllia irregularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza
1953Eupsammia irregularis Moenke
2001Balanophyllia irregularis Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciesirregularisSeguenza 1864

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.

Balanophyllia irregularis Seguenza 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Badenian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Eupsammia irregularis (123733)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Balanophyllia irregularis (161320 161391)