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Fimbriaphyllia ancora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Euphyllia ancora was named by Veron and Pichon (1979). It is extant.

It was recombined as Fimbriaphyllia ancora by Kiessling (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Euphyllia ancora Veron and Pichon
2014Fimbriaphyllia ancora Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusFimbriaphylliaVeron and Pichon 1980
speciesancora(Veron and Pichon 1979)

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.

Fimbriaphyllia ancora Veron and Pichon 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-07 01:52:50
Modified: 2008-02-07 03:52:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Chiba) Euphyllia ancora (97528)