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Tropidocyathus lessoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum lessonii was named by Michelin (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tropidocyathus lessoni by Cairns (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Flabellum lessonii Michelin
1989Tropidocyathus lessoni Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusTropidocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieslessoni(Michelin 1842)

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.

Tropidocyathus lessoni Michelin 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 03:20:09
Modified: 2009-11-24 10:12:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Okinawa) Tropidocyathus lessoni (122809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Trochocyathus lessoni (92589)