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Placotrochus alveolus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Placotrochus alveolus Duncan p. 438

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusPlacotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesalveolus

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.

Placotrochus alveolus Duncan 1863
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Folds: majorg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:29:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:29:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
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