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Placocoenia major

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Placocoenia major was named by Felix (1903). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Placocoenia major Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPlacocoeniidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusPlacocoeniad'Orbigny 1849
speciesmajorFelix 1903

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.

Placocoenia major Felix 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 125.45000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Greece Placocoenia major (34719)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria Placocoenia major (24265)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria (Styria) Placocoenia major (25479)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Placocoenia major (38870 138913)