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Sclerhelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Sclerhelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oculinidae by Wells (1956).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Sclerhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1857Sclerohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Sclerhelia Wells
1961Sclerohelia Chevalier p. 259

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusSclerheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. Sclerhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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Sclerhelia taurinensis Chevalier 1961
Invalid names: Sclerohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [objective 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: 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: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) S. sp. (91614 208163)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Sclerohelia taurinensis (70450)