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Turbinolia vicksburgensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia vicksburgensis was named by Monsour (1944). Its type locality is Glass Bayou [Mint Spring Fm], which is in a Rupelian coastal claystone in the Mint Springs Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Turbinolia vicksburgensis Monsour

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusTurbinoliaLamarck 1816
speciesvicksburgensis

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.

Turbinolia vicksburgensis Monsour 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 03:20:09
Modified: 2009-11-24 10:12:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Louisiana) Turbinolia vicksburgensis (87181)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Turbinolia vicksburgensis (87179)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Turbinolia vicksburgensis (type locality: 87171 87180)