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Balanophyllia gigas

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia gigas was named by v.d. Horst (1922). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Balanophyllia gigas v.d. Horst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciesgigasv.d. Horst 1922

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.

Balanophyllia gigas v.d. Horst 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ionian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Philippines Balanophyllia gigas (92586)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Balanophyllia gigas (84453)