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Lophelia parvisepta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Scolangia parvisepta was named by Tenison-Woods (1880).

It was recombined as Lophelia parvisepta by Squires (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Scolangia parvisepta Tenison-Woods
1958Lophelia parvisepta Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusLopheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesparvisepta(Tenison-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.

Lophelia parvisepta Tenison-Woods 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Depth habitat: subthermoclineg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:24:51
Modified: 2008-03-06 10:36:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Lophelia parvisepta (34850 84315)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Lophelia parvisepta (34849)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand Lophelia parvisepta (84316)