Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : Favia melitae |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : Favia melitae |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Favia |
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Scientific Name | Favia melitae Chevalier, 1961 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Favia melitae | species | belongs to Favia | stated with evidence | Chevalier, 1961 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary (based on Faviidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | photosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562 |
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