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Galaxea fascicularis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora fascicularis was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Galaxea fascicularis by Oken (1815).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Madrepora fascicularis Linnaeus
1815Galaxea fascicularis Oken
1975Cladocora kabiraensis Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusGalaxeaOken 1815
speciesfascicularis(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Galaxea fascicularis Linnaeus 1767
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Invalid names: Cladocora kabiraensis Eguchi 1975 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-07 01:52:50
Modified: 2008-02-07 03:52:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Galaxea fascicularis (86769)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia (South Kalimantan) Galaxea fascicularis (109042)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Galaxea fascicularis (25257)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Galaxea fascicularis (124781 124782)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Galaxea fascicularis (124783)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Galaxea fascicularis (45343)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Galaxea fascicularis (42736)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malaysia Galaxea fascicularis (216166)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Galaxea fascicularis (34878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan Galaxea fascicularis (87996)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.126Japan Galaxea fascicularis (87895 87898 87980 87985)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Galaxea fascicularis (101414)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan Galaxea fascicularis (63134)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan (Okinawa) Galaxea fascicularis (63135 63136)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Egypt Galaxea fascicularis (120129 176529)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Japan (Okinawa) Cladocora kabiraensis (62791)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117Egypt Galaxea fascicularis (120203)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117Mayotte Galaxea fascicularis (89249)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Galaxea fascicularis (109187 109189 109201 109217 109222 109224 109230 109232 109250 109449 109451)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Kenya Galaxea fascicularis (44899 44900 44902 44908 44911 63156 63160 63161 63164 63168 63173 63176 63177 63181 63182 63184) Galaxea fasicularis (63155)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Galaxea fascicularis (120128 176437 176527 176530 176533 176534)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Vanuatu Galaxea fascicularis (97441)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Galaxea fascicularis (63321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Galaxea fascicularis (109181 109182 109183 109184)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Egypt Galaxea fascicularis (87873 87876)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Galaxea fascicularis (80955 80958 80962 80963 107972 201414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Djibouti Galaxea fascicularis (102228)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Galaxea fascicularis (97666 184506)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Galaxea fascicularis (96956)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles Galaxea fascicularis (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Galaxea fascicularis (97413)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Galaxea fascicularis (96891 96892)
Holocene (interglacial)0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Galaxea fascicularis (167465 167487)