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Platyhelia distans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Platyhelia distans was named by Tenison-Woods (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Platyhelia distans Tenison-Woods

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPlatyheliaTenison-Woods 1880
speciesdistansTenison-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.

Platyhelia distans Tenison-Woods 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Kapitean or 19.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Platyhelia distans (85526 85527)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Platyhelia distans (89045 89047)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Platyhelia distans (84912)