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Favites taruensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Favites taruensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Itsukaichi, which is in an Oxfordian/Tithonian perireef or subreef limestone in Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
F. fungiformis, F. gajensis, F. tenuiseptata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Favites taruensis Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
speciestaruensis

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.

†Favites taruensis Eguchi 1951
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Tithonian or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Tokyo) Favites taruensis (type locality: 91401)