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Millepora dichotoma

Hydrozoa - Milleporina

Taxonomy
Millepora dichotoma was named by Forskal (1775).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Millepora dichotoma Forskal

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderMilleporina
genusMillepora
speciesdichotomaForskal 1775

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.

Millepora dichotoma Forskal 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Egypt Millepora dichotoma (120129)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Egypt Millepora dichotoma (120204)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Millepora dichotoma (80962 107972 201414 201472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Millepora dichotoma (120128)