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Ctenella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Ctenella was named by Matthai (1928) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11103]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Meandrinidae by Veron (2000); and to Euphylliidae by Budd et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Ctenella Matthai
2000Ctenella Veron
2012Ctenella Budd et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusCtenellaMatthai 1928

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.

G. Ctenella Matthai 1928
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Ctenella chagius Matthai 1928
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Papua New Guinea (East New Britain) C. chagius (124822 124824)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia C. sp. (71056)