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Flabellum curtum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum curtum was named by Dennant (1899). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gippsland Lakes, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Flabellum curtum Dennant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciescurtum

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.

Flabellum curtum Dennant 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Flabellum curtum (type locality: 122466)