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Lophelia pertusa
Taxonomy
Madrepora pertusa was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Lophelia pertusa by Zibrowius (1980).
It was recombined as Lophelia pertusa by Zibrowius (1980).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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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.
Lophelia pertusa Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lophelia prolifera Pallas 1766 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Burdigalian | Ireland | Lophelia pertusa (152370) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Ireland | Lophelia pertusa (152371) | |
| Gelasian | Ireland | Lophelia pertusa (152368) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy | Lophelia pertusa (71473) | |
| Pleistocene | North Atlantic | Lophelia prolifera (146271) | |
| Pleistocene | Ireland | Lophelia pertusa (152369) | |
| Calabrian | Greece | Lophelia pertusa (190371) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Lophelia prolifera (82823) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy | Lophelia pertusa (49518) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | Greece | Lophelia pertusa (124209 124212 124213) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece | Lophelia pertusa (124217) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Maldives | Lophelia pertusa (189816 189817) |