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Balanophyllia alta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia alta was named by Tenison-Woods (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Balanophyllia alta Tenison-Woods

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciesaltaTenison-Woods 1880

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 alta Tenison-Woods 1880
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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 Duntroonian to the top of the Clifdenian or 27.30000 to 13.65000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian - Waitakian27.3 - 21.7New Zealand Balanophyllia alta (89141)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Balanophyllia alta (85532)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Balanophyllia alta (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Balanophyllia alta (85526 85527 85536)
Altonian - Lillburnian19.0 - 13.05New Zealand Balanophyllia alta (89106)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand Balanophyllia alta (89022)