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Sandalolitha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Sandalolitha was named by Quelch (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 184]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungiidae by Veron (2000); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sandalolitha Quelch
2000Sandalolitha Veron
2002Sandalolitha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusSandalolithaQuelch 1884

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. Sandalolitha Quelch 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:27:34
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:31:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea S. robusta (42736)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) S. robusta (62795)