Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Dendrophyllia boschmai

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrophyllia boschmai was named by van der Horst (1926). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Dendrophyllia boschmai van der Horst

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciesboschmaivan der Horst 1926

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.

Dendrophyllia boschmai van der Horst 1926
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Kapitean or 21.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Dendrophyllia boschmai (85532)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Dendrophyllia boschmai (85526 85527)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Dendrophyllia boschmai (89136)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Dendrophyllia boschmai (89138)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Dendrophyllia boschmai (89139)
Kapitean - Opoitian6.5 - 3.6New Zealand Dendrophyllia boschmai (89102)