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Vaughanoseris catadupensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Vaughanoseris catadupensis was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Catadupa, "Catadupa Beds", which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the "Catadupa Beds" Formation of Jamaica. It is the type species of Vaughanoseris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Vaughanoseris catadupensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusVaughanoseris
speciescatadupensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:15:29
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:15:29
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) Vaughanoseris catadupensis (type locality: 88337)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Vaughanoseris catadupensis (87602)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Vaughanoseris catadupensis (163010 163013 163029 163079)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Vaughanoseris catadupensis (161333 161334)