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Caryophyllia clavus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia clavus was named by Scacchi (1835).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antillarum, C. communis, C. gajensis, C. laevigata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
speciesclavusScacchi 1835

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.

†Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:12:28
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:12:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 41.30000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (Auckland) Caryophyllia clavus (85549)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89021 89026)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (64747)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89007)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89085)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89086)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Venezuela (Anzoátegui) Caryophyllia clavus (78628)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89087)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89100)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) Caryophyllia clavus (123151)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89099)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89083)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Caryophyllia clavus (124782)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (84912 89139)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Caryophyllia clavus (71079)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89089)