Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites ambigua |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Favites ambigua | species | belongs to Prionastraea | stated with evidence | Zuffardi-Comerci, 1934 | Favites ambigua | species | belongs to Favites | stated with evidence | Schuster, 2002 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
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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 | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina) |
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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) | F. Schuster. 2002. Oligocene scleractinian corals from Doutsiko (Mesohellenic Basin, northwestern Greece). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239:83-127 |
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