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Madracis dodecachora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Madracis dodecachora was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is S127/227886 Maerewhenua, which is in a Bortonian coastal sandstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Madracis dodecachora Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusMadracisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesdodecachora

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.

Madracis dodecachora Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesg
Brooding: yesg
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:21
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:16:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bortonian or 42.60000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Madracis dodecachora (type locality: 89075)