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Desmophyllum dianthus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora dianthus was named by Esper (1794). It is extant.

It was recombined as Desmophyllum dianthus by Zibrowius (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. cylindricum

Synonyms
  • Desmophyllum cristagalli was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Desmophyllum dianthus by Cairns (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1794Madrepora dianthus Esper
1848Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime
1980Desmophyllum dianthus Zibrowius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDesmophyllumEhrenberg 1834
speciesdianthus(Esper 1794)

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.

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Invalid names: Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117North Atlantic Desmophyllum cristagalli (146265)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece Desmophyllum cristagalli (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124214 124215 124216 124217 124218 124237)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124210)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Desmophyllum dianthus (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece Desmophyllum dianthus (124208)