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Thysanus corbicula

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Taxonomy

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Thysanus corbicula Duncan p. 430
1974Thysanus floridanus Weisbord

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusThysanus
speciescorbicula

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.

Thysanus corbicula Duncan 1863
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Invalid names: Thysanus floridanus Weisbord 1974 [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: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-10-10 08:25:59
Modified: 2009-12-16 11:54:53
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Thysanus corbicula (93686)
Late/Upper Miocene - Zanclean11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Thysanus corbicula (84999)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Thysanus corbicula (120356 120394)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Thysanus corbicula (34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Thysanus corbicula (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Thysanus floridanus (79804 85449)