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Flabellum hertleini

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum hertleini was named by Durham (1942). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP A1810, Willapa river, east of Holcomb, which is in a Rupelian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Flabellum hertleini Durham

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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
specieshertleini

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 hertleini Durham 1942
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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 Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 38.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Flabellum hertleini (126108)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Flabellum hertleini (type locality: 39965)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Flabellum hertleini (201483 201484)