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Bantamia hiraigaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Hiraiga, southern cliff, Tanohata-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Bantamia hiraigaensis by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis Eguchi
2009Bantamia hiraigaensis Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusBantamia
specieshiraigaensis()

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.

Bantamia hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951
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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: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 112.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Japan (Iwate) Pseudoagatheria hiraigaensis (type locality: 91321)