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Variabilifavia confertissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Favia confertissima was named by Reuss (1868). Its type locality is Monte Grumi, Castelgomberto, which is in a Rupelian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Castelgomberto Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Goniastrea confertissima by Frost (1981); it was recombined as Variabilifavia confertissima by Budd and Bosellini (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. perrandi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Meandrina crebriformis Michelotti
1868Favia confertissima Reuss
1922Favia perrandi Prever
1980Diploria crebriformis Pfister
1981Goniastrea confertissima Frost
2016Variabilifavia confertissima Budd and Bosellini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusVariabilifaviaBarta-Calmus 1973
speciesconfertissima()

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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Invalid names: Diploria crebriformis Michelotti 1838 [synonym], Favia perrandi Prever 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Chattian or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Variabilifavia confertissima (75454)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Diploria crebriformis (10703)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Italy (Veneto) Favia confertissima (type locality: 91634)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Italy Diploria crebriformis (69939 69940 69941 69942 69943 69944 69945 69949 69950 69965)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.04Italy Diploria crebriformis (155215)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Italy Diploria crebriformis (27541 27546 69702) Variabilifavia confertissima (235307)