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Balanophyllia desmophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia desmophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciesdesmophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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.

Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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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: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Chattian or 59.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (87826)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (80367 80386 80387)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (80421 80495 80621 80672 87828)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (80776 80785 80791)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (81179 83801 83804)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (87834)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (81206 81224)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) Balanophyllia desmophyllum (88089)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Balanophyllia desmophyllum (124448)