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Diploria zambensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943960https://www.gbif.org/species/4943960
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)136461https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=136461
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria : Diploria zambensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diploria : Diploria zambensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusDiploriaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesDiploria zambensisBudd & Johnson 1999
Generic NameDiploria
Scientific NameDiploria zambensis Budd & Johnson, 1999
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Diploria zambensisspeciesbelongs to Diploriastated with evidenceBudd and Johnson, 1999
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary (based on Faviidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. F. Budd and K. G. Johnson. 1999. Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 19: The family Faviidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) part II: The genera Caulastraea, Favia, Diploria, Thysanus, Hadrophyllia, Manicina and Colpophyllia. Bulletins of American Paleontology 356:1-83

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1999Diploria zambensis Budd and Johnson

References

Budd A. F., Johnson K. G. (1999) Neogene Paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 19: The family Faviidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) part II: The genera Caulastraea, Favia, Diploria, Thysanus, Hadrophyllia, Manicina and Colpophyllia, Bulletins of American Paleontology 356, 1-83
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!
 
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