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Dendrogyra
Taxonomy
Dendrogyra was named by Ehrenberg (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Dichocoeniinae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Dichocoeniinae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
G. Dendrogyra Ehrenberg 1834
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†Dendrogyra aequicostata de Fromentel 1861
†Dendrogyra arcensis de Fromentel 1861
Dendrogyra cylindrus Ehrenberg 1834
†Dendrogyra elegans d'Orbigny 1850
†Dendrogyra incerta Chevalier 1961
†Dendrogyra subrastellina Etallon and Thurmann 1864
†Dendrogyra thurmanni Etallon and Thurmann 1864
Invalid names: Gyrophyllia D'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.45000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Italy | Gyrophyllia bisinuosa, D. incerta (70450) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Bahamas | D. cylindrus (73663) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Jamaica | D. cylindrus (34542) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Panama | D. cylindrus (120217 120284) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Barbados | D. cylindrus (102463) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Colombia | D. cylindrus (102769 102787) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | D. cylindrus (85457) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Curaçao | D. cylindrus (102672 102679 102680 102696 102698) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Dominican Republic | D. cylindrus (34519 34520) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Quintana Roo) | D. cylindrus (82821) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) | D. cylindrus (103526 103530 103533 103535 103724 103725 103726 103727 103728 103730 103733) | |
| Holocene | Virgin Islands, U.S. | D. cylindrus (97658) |