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Balanophyllia pittieri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia pittieri was named by Vaughan (1919). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Balanophyllia pittieri Vaughan

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

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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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 Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Balanophyllia pittieri (61341)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Balanophyllia pittieri (91911)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Balanophyllia pittieri (79842)