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Dendracis cantabrigiensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Dendracis cantabrigiensis was named by Vaughan (1899). Its type locality is Cambridge Station [Cambridge Beds], which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the Cambridge Formation of Jamaica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Dendracis cantabrigiensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusDendracisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciescantabrigiensis

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.

Dendracis cantabrigiensis Vaughan 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:22:56
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:22:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica Dendracis cantabrigiensis (77033 77035)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica (St. James Parish) Dendracis cantabrigiensis (type locality: 88336)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Panama Dendracis cantabrigiensis (7274)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Jamaica Dendracis cantabrigiensis (69728)