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Dendrophyllia candelabrum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrophyllia candelabrum was named by Henning (1899).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dendrophyllia candelabrum Henning

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciescandelabrumHenning 1899

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.

†Dendrophyllia candelabrum Henning 1899
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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: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Thanetian or 70.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Galaxea fasciculata (85272)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden (Skane) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (123003)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark (Sjaelland) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (90577)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia (Slovenia) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (79298 79299 79302)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Slovenia Dendrophyllia candelabrum (79270 79271 79272 79273 79277 79278 79279 79280 79283)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Dendrophyllia candelabrum (69604 69605 69607)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Dendrophyllia candelabrum (34629 226850 226851 226856 226857 226858 226862 226865 226866 226867 226868 226869 226870 226871)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Russian Federation (Saratovskaya Oblast) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (86698)
Danian - Thanetian66.0 - 56.0Italy Dendrophyllia candelabrum (24269)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Slovenia (Slovenia) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (79300 79301)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia (Slovenia) Dendrophyllia candelabrum (80825 80827 80828 80832)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovenia Dendrophyllia candelabrum (79292)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Somalia Dendrophyllia candelabrum (45854)