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Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia bellingheriana was named by Michelin (1841).

It was recombined as Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus by Chevalier (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. typus, Edwardsotrochus bellinyherianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Turbinolia bellingheriana Michelin
1961Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCeratotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusEdwardsotrochus
speciesbellingherianus(Michelin 1841)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:13:07
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:13:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 28.10000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (22968)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (70450)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (34609)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (70491 70497)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Edwardsotrochus bellingherianus (161320)