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Hydnophora exesa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora exesa was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hydnophora exesa by Matthai (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. maliriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Madrepora exesa Pallas
1928Hydnophora exesa Matthai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusHydnophoraFischer de Waldheim 1807
speciesexesa(Pallas 1766)

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.

Hydnophora exesa Pallas 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) Hydnophora exesa (124823)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Hydnophora exesa (124833)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Hydnophora exesa (42736)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan Hydnophora exesa (34877)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia (Jazan) Hydnophora exesa (234198)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan Hydnophora exesa (63134)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan Hydnophora exesa (63137 63138)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Egypt Hydnophora exesa (120203)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Hydnophora exesa (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Pakistan Hydnophora exesa (192909 192911 192912)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Hydnophora exesa (88596)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Hydnophora exesa (97666)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Hydnophora exesa (63179)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Hydnophora exesa (97528)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Hydnophora exesa (96956 165553 165555)