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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis | species | belongs to Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) | stated with evidence | Chevalier, 1961 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Balanophyllia) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Balanophyllia) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562 |
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