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Rhizangia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Rhizangia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno T Eo Sepkoski's reference number: 796,1270]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhizangiidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Rhizangia Milne-Edwards and Haime
2002Rhizangia Sepkoski
2006Rhizangia Baron-Szabo p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusRhizangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. †Rhizangia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Rhizangia aotearoa Squires 1962
Rhizangia brevissima Deshayes 1834
Rhizangia martini Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Rhizangia padricensis Turnsek 1998
Rhizangia sedgwicki Reuss 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:32:02
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:32:02
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Waitakian or 72.10000 to 21.70000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica R. sedwicki (27650)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia R. sp. (79275)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Italy R. sp. (24269)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) R. sp. (216065)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Slovakia (Presov) R. sp. (216157)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia R. sp. (79294)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) R. padricensis (79282 79288 79290 80825 80827 80832)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain R. sp. (68903)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Italy R. padricensis (24270)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Slovenia R. sp. (77391)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Slovenia R. sp. (75473)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) R. sp. (45920 85735)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Hungary R. sp. (171635)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Italy R. sp., R. hornesi (146598)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Aquitaine) R. brevissima (92231)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Greece R. sp. (79603)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France R. brevissima (70067 163836)
Duntroonian - Waitakian27.3 - 21.7New Zealand (Southland) R. aotearoa (85539)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France R. brevissima (163837) R. martini (70232 70241 70315)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97France R. martini (70222)