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Paravolzeia alpina

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Protoheterastraeidae

Taxonomy
Paravolzeia alpina was named by Roniewicz et al. (2005). It is the type species of Paravolzeia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Paravolzeia alpina Roniewicz et al. p. 293
2015Paravolzeia alpina Stanley and Onoue p. 21 fig. 15a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
familyProtoheterastraeidaeCuif 1977
genusParavolzeia
speciesalpina

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.

Paravolzeia alpina Roniewicz et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Japan Paravolzeia alpina (165297)