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Balanophyllia hectori

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia hectori was named by Tenison-Woods (1880). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Balanophyllia hectori Tenison-Woods

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
specieshectoriTenison-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.

Balanophyllia hectori Tenison-Woods 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand (Canterbury) Balanophyllia hectori (52131)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Balanophyllia hectori (64730 67588 67589)