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Cladangia aquitaniensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Cladangia aquitaniensis was named by Chevalier (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cabanes reef, Saint-Paul-les-Dax, Adour Valley, Landes, which is in a Burdigalian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Cladangia aquitaniensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusCladangiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesaquitaniensis

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.

Cladangia aquitaniensis Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Tortonian or 23.03000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Cladangia aquitaniensis (163837)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) Cladangia aquitaniensis (type locality: 70203)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Cladangia aquitaniensis (163838)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Cladangia aquitaniensis (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France Cladangia aquitaniensis (163846)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246France Cladangia aquitaniensis (70512)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333France Cladangia aquitaniensis (163847)