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Flabellum rariseptatum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum rariseptatum was named by Roniewicz and Morycowa (1985). Its type locality is Crab Creek, Melville Peninsula, which is in a Miocene offshore siltstone/shale in the Cape Melville Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Flabellum rariseptatum Roniewicz and Morycowa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciesrariseptatum

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.

Flabellum rariseptatum Roniewicz and Morycowa 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Antarctica Flabellum rariseptatum (84297)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Antarctica Flabellum rariseptatum (type locality: 85346)