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Sclerhelia taurinensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Sclerohelia taurinensis was named by Chevalier (1961).

It was recombined as Sclerhelia taurinensis by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Sclerohelia taurinensis Chevalier
2008Sclerhelia taurinensis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusSclerheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
speciestaurinensis()

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.

Sclerhelia taurinensis Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Sclerohelia taurinensis (70450)