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Genabacia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Genabacia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 847]. Its type is Fungia stellifera.

It was assigned to Microsolenidae by Wells (1956), Fischer (1969); and to Comoseridae by Cairns et al. (2010).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Lathuilière on 2025-08-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Genabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Genabacia Wells
1969Genabacia Fischer
2010Genabacia Cairns et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusGenabaciaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. †Genabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Genabacia sanctimihieli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Genabacia stellata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Genabacia stellatifera Wells 1956
Genabacia stellifera Archiac 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 331.g
Created: 2008-02-04 10:58:34
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:27:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia G. stellifera (48396 48447 48451)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (38159)