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Gyrosmilia interrupta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Euphylliidae

Taxonomy
Manicina interrupta was named by Ehrenberg (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gyrosmilia interrupta by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Manicina interrupta Ehrenberg
2005Gyrosmilia interrupta Inskipp et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyEuphylliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusGyrosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesinterrupta(Ehrenberg 1834)

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.

Gyrosmilia interrupta Ehrenberg 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-07 01:52:50
Modified: 2008-02-07 03:52:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Egypt (Sinai) Gyrosmilia interrupta (109250 109437 109439 109448)