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Flabellum apertum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum apertum was named by Moseley (1876).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Flabellum apertum Moseley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciesapertumMoseley 1876

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.

Flabellum apertum Moseley 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Altonian or 41.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian43.0 - 37.2New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89026)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Flabellum apertum (64747)
Kaiatan37.2 - 36.0New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89134)
Whaingaroan34.3 - 27.3New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89133)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89023 89108)