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Placocyathus barretti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Placocyathus barretti was named by Duncan (1863).

It was recombined as Meandrina (Placocyathus) barretti by Budd et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Placocyathus barretti Duncan p. 428
1994Meandrina (Placocyathus) barretti Budd et al.
2014Placocyathus barretti Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusPlacocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbarretti

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.

Placocyathus barretti Duncan 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Placocyathus barretti (120397)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Placocyathus barretti (93642)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Placocyathus barretti (34539 34540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Placocyathus barretti (79958)