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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Meandrina : Meandrina equisepta |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Meandrina : Meandrina equisepta |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Meandrina |
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Scientific Name | Meandrina equisepta (Gregory, 1900) |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Meandrina equisepta | species | belongs to Meandrina | stated with evidence | Gregory, 1900 | Meandrina equisepta | species | belongs to Platygyra | stated without evidence | Chevalier, 1968 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 2.6 Ma Cenozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Meandrininae) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Gregory. 1900. The fossil corals of Christmas Island. A monograph of Christmas Island, British Museum (Natural History) |
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