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Madracis herricki

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Madracis herricki was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Smithville, Bastrop, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in the Selman Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Madracis herricki Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusMadracisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesherricki

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.

Madracis herricki Wells 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesg
Brooding: yesg
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:21
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:16:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.20000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Madracis herricki (34652)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Madracis herricki (type locality: 77047)