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Conocyathus togoensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Conocyathus togoensis was named by Oppenheim (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Conocyathus togoensis Oppenheim

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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
genusConocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
speciestogoensisOppenheim 1915

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.

Conocyathus togoensis Oppenheim 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:13:44
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:13:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Conocyathus togoensis (7791)