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Bantamia gerthi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Bantamia gerthi was named by Yabe and Eguchi (1943). Its type locality is Coo, Java, which is in a Miocene marine limestone in Indonesia. It is the type species of Bantamia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Bantamia gerthi Yabe and Eguchi

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

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 gerthi Yabe and Eguchi 1943
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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: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Bantamia gerthi (type locality: 92582)