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Lobactis scutaria

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Fungia scutaria was named by Lamarck (1801). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lobactis scutaria by Kiessling (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Fungia scutaria Lamarck
2024Lobactis scutaria Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusLobactisVerrill 1864
speciesscutaria(Lamarck 1801)

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.

Lobactis scutaria Lamarck 1801
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:27:34
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:31:23
Source: f = family, o = order, 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 (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Fungia scutaria (80954)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Fungia scutaria (146613)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Fungia scutaria (22975)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Fungia scutaria (62794)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Pitcairn Fungia scutaria (85104 85105 85106)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Fungia scutaria (80958 80962 80963)