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Alatotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Alatotrochus was named by Cairns (1994). It is extant. Its type is Platytrochus rubescens.

It was assigned to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1994).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Alatotrochus Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusAlatotrochus

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.

G. Alatotrochus Cairns 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 03:20:09
Modified: 2009-11-24 10:12:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.806 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) A. rubescens (42178)