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Flabellum vaticani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum vaticani was named by Ponzi (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano, which is in a Zanclean deep-water marl in the Monte Vaticano Formation of Holy See (Vatican City State).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Flabellum vaticani Ponzi p. 950 figs. Pl 3, figs 16a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciesvaticani

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.

Flabellum vaticani Ponzi 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Flabellum vaticani (188985)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Flabellum vaticani (70450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Flabellum vaticani (124096)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) Flabellum vaticani (123150)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Flabellum vaticani (type locality: 209253)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Flabellum vaticani (92186)