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Dendrophyllia pahiensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrophyllia pahiensis was named by Squires (1962). Its type locality is N 28 Pahi, Kaipara Harbour, which is in a Bortonian coastal sandstone in the Pahi Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Dendrophyllia pahiensis Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciespahiensis

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.

Dendrophyllia pahiensis Squires 1962
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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: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bortonian or 43.00000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian43.0 - 37.2New Zealand (Auckland) Dendrophyllia pahiensis (type locality: 85549)