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Deltocyathus fontinalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Deltocyathus fontinalis was named by Dennant (1904). It is not extant. Its type locality is Spring Creek, Dennant collection, which is in an Oligocene marine horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Deltocyathus fontinalis Dennant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDeltocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesfontinalis

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.

Deltocyathus fontinalis Dennant 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:20
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 56.00000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Deltocyathus fontinalis (122467)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Deltocyathus fontinalis (type locality: 122348 122478)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Australia (Tasmania) Deltocyathus fontinalis (122345)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Deltocyathus fontinalis (122477)