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Schizocyathus fissilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Schizocyathus fissilis was named by Pourtales (1874). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusSchizocyathusPourtales 1874
speciesfissilisPourtales 1874

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.

Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:11:37
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:21:05
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Schizocyathus fissilis (79794)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Schizocyathus fissilis (91912)