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Halysites cavernosa

Anthozoa - Halysitida - Halysitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Halysites cavernosa Fischer-Benzon pp. 16 - 17 figs. taf. 1, figs. 1-6
1955Halysites cavernosa Buehler p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHalysitidaSokolov 1947
RankNameAuthor
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyHalysitinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusHalysitesvon Waldheim 1813
speciescavernosaFischer-Benzon 1871

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.

Halysites cavernosa Fischer-Benzon 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 20:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981
Collections
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