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Scalariogyra escharoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Scalariogyra escharoides was named by Gerth (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Selankau River, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia. It is the type species of Scalariogyra.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Scalariogyra escharoides Gerth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDichocoeniinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusScalariogyra
speciesescharoides

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.

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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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 20.44000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) Scalariogyra escharoides (62859)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Scalariogyra escharoides (109011)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran Scalariogyra escharoides (25257)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Scalariogyra escharoides (42289)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Scalariogyra escharoides (type locality: 109040)