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Galaxeinae (disused)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Galaxeinae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oculinidae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Galaxeinae Vaughan and Wells
1956Galaxeinae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyGalaxeinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyGalaxeinaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Subfm. Galaxeinae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956
Collections
No collection or age range data are available