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Flabellum anderssoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Parasmilia anderssoni was named by Felix (1909).

It was recombined as Flabellum anderssoni by Filkorn (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Parasmilia anderssoni Felix
1967Flabellum primitivum Kühn and Traub
1972Flabellum groenlandicum Floris
1994Flabellum anderssoni Filkorn

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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
speciesanderssoni(Felix 1909)

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 anderssoni Felix 1909
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Invalid names: Flabellum groenlandicum Floris 1972 [synonym], Flabellum primitivum Kühn and Traub 1967 [synonym]
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Selandian or 72.10000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica Flabellum anderssoni (11304)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica Flabellum anderssoni (11305)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Flabellum groenlandicum (22943 69604 69605)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Flabellum primitivum (84335)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Flabellum groenlandicum (22944 22945 69608)