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Madracis decaseptata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocoenia decaseptata was named by Weisbord (1971). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is FLX [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

It was recombined as Madracis decaseptata by Stemann (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Stephanocoenia decaseptata Weisbord
2003Madracis decaseptata Stemann

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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
speciesdecaseptata()

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 decaseptata Weisbord 1971
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Jamaica Madracis decaseptata (69729)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Stephanocoenia decaseptata (type locality: 123564)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Madracis decaseptata (120358 120359)