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Heterocyathus elberti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Heterocyathus elberti was named by Felix (1913).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Heterocyathus elberti Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusHeterocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieselbertiFelix 1913

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Heterocyathus elberti Felix 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-10-10 08:28:32
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Aceh) Heterocyathus elberti (63110 63111)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Heterocyathus elberti (109668)