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Favites halicora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Astrea halicora was named by Ehrenberg (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Goniastrea halicora by Klunzinger (1879); it was recombined as Favites halicora by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Astrea halicora Ehrenberg
1879Goniastrea halicora Klunzinger
2005Favites halicora Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusFavitesLink 1807
specieshalicora(Ehrenberg 1834)

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.

Favites halicora Ehrenberg 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Indonesia Favites halicora (109446)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Goniastrea halicora (109672)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia (Jazan) Favites halicora (234198)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Favites halicora (102963 102964 102965)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Favites halicora (97666)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India Favites halicora (165868)
Holocene (interglacial)0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Favites halicora (167487)