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Sphenotrochus semigranosus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia semigranosa was named by Michelin (1844).

It was recombined as Sphenotrochus semigranosus by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Turbinolia semigranosa Michelin
1848Sphenotrochus semigranosus Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusSphenotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciessemigranosus(Michelin 1844)

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.

Sphenotrochus semigranosus Michelin 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Architecture: compact or denseg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:33:05
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:54:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Sphenotrochus semigranosus (75455)