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Thysanus excentricus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Taxonomy
Thysanus excentricus was named by Duncan (1863). It is the type species of Thysanus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Thysanus excentricus Duncan p. 439
1919Thysanus hayesi Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusThysanus
speciesexcentricus

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.

Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Thysanus hayesi Vaughan 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-10-10 08:25:59
Modified: 2009-12-16 11:54:53
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Colombia Thysanus excentricus (73800)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Thysanus excentricus (93851)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Thysanus excentricus (84956 84966)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Thysanus excentricus (93852)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Thysanus excentricus (34539 34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Thysanus excentricus (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Cuba Thysanus excentricus (71132) Thysanus hayesi (71135)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Thysanus excentricus (73661)