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Flabellum transversale
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum transversale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum transversale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Flabellum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Flabellum transversale Moseley, 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Moseley, Henry N. 1880. Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H. M. S. ''Challenger'', in the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76, Zoology 2(7): 1-248. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 0.78 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Flabellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Flabellum) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Flabellum) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Flabellum) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Yabe and M. Eguchi. 1941. Simple corals from the Sumagui Formation, the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy 17(6):210-215 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Flabellum transversale conicum subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Flabellum transversale transversale subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Flabellum transversale triangulare subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1881 | Flabellum transversale Moseley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!