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Oulangia gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Coenocyathus gracilis was named by Zuffardi-Comerci (1932).

It was recombined as Oulangia gracilis by Chevalier (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Coenocyathus gracilis Zuffardi-Comerci
1961Oulangia gracilis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusOulangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgracilis(Zuffardi-Comerci 1932)

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.

Oulangia gracilis Zuffardi-Comerci 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Coenocyathus gracilis, Oulangia gracilis (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France Oulangia gracilis (163846)