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Diploctenium affine

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Diploctenium affine was named by Felix (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Diploctenium affine Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDiplocteniumGoldfuss 1827
speciesaffineFelix 1903

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.

Diploctenium affine Felix 1903
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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: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 07:49:36
Modified: 2008-02-06 09:49:36
Source: subf = subfamily, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Campanian or 83.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Portugal Diploctenium affine (74563)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Diploctenium affine (67456)