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Antillia dominicensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Antillia dominicensis was named by Vaughan and Hoffmeister (1925). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gabb collection, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Dominican Republic.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Antillia dominicensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusAntilliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdominicensis

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.

Antillia dominicensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Antillia dominicensis (type locality: 124719)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Dominican Republic Antillia dominicensis (124722)