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Balanophyllia elegans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia elegans was named by Verrill (1864). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Balanophyllia elegans Verrill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
specieselegansVerrill 1864

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.

Balanophyllia elegans Verrill 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
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 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Balanophyllia elegans (214257)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Balanophyllia elegans (122752)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0USA (California) Balanophyllia elegans (37933 37936 37937 37939 37940 37943 37945 37946 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (California) Balanophyllia elegans (122846)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Balanophyllia elegans (176670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (California) Balanophyllia elegans (37672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Mexico Balanophyllia elegans (52347)