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Fungiacyathus stephanus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiacyathidae

Taxonomy
Bathyactis stephana was named by Alcock (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Fungiacyathus stephanus by Wells (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Bathyactis stephana Alcock
1984Fungiacyathus stephanus Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyFungiacyathidaeChevalier 1987
genusFungiacyathusSars 1872
speciesstephanus(Alcock 1893)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:22:04
Modified: 2009-11-23 10:57:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ionian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Fungiacyathus stephanus (84453)