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Balanophyllia irrorata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia irrorata is a species.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Balanophyllia irrorata Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
speciesirrorata

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Texas) Balanophyllia irrorata (88089)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Balanophyllia irrorata (77047)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Balanophyllia irrorata (1290 1291 1424 1432)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Balanophyllia irrorata (1417 1418 1420)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Balanophyllia irrorata (1413 1414 1415 3534)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Balanophyllia irrorata (7439)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Balanophyllia irrorata (3532 3533)