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Tortoflabellum marwicki

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Tortoflabellum marwicki was named by Squires (1962). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hokianga South Head, which is in an Altonian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Tortoflabellum marwicki Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEuphylliinaeAlloiteau
genusTortoflabellum
speciesmarwicki

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.

Tortoflabellum marwicki Squires 1962
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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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Altonian or 72.10000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Tortoflabellum marwicki (27650)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Tortoflabellum marwicki (type locality: 85535)