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Favites polygonalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Astroria polygonalis was named by Duncan (1863).

It was recombined as Favites polygonalis by Vaughan (1919) and López-Pérez (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Astroria polygonalis Duncan p. 424
1919Favites polygonalis Vaughan
2005Favites polygonalis López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciespolygonalis()

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.

Favites polygonalis Duncan 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Favites polygonalis (69725)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Favites polygonalis (203881 203919)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Georgia) Favites polygonalis (71115)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Favites polygonalis (31271)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Favites polygonalis (203876 203879)