Scleractinia taxon details

Rhectopsammia claibornensis Vaughan, 1900 †

Rhectopsammia claibornensis, anthocaulus stages
Rhectopsammia claibornensis, anthocaulus stages

1347747  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1347747)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Dendrophylliidae (Family)
  9. Rhectopsammia † (Genus)
  10. Rhectopsammia claibornensis † (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Vaughan TW. (1900). The Eocene and Lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretacaceous species. <em>Monographs of the United States Geological Survey.</em> 39:1-263, pls. 1-24. [details] OpenAccess publication
Note Middle Eocene: Alabama  
Type locality Middle Eocene: Alabama [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Rhectopsammia claibornensis Vaughan, 1900 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1347747 on 2025-09-11
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original description Vaughan TW. (1900). The Eocene and Lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretacaceous species. <em>Monographs of the United States Geological Survey.</em> 39:1-263, pls. 1-24. [details] OpenAccess publication
Syntype USNM M158401-2, verbatimGeounit Middle Eocene: Alaba... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Middle Eocene: Alabama [details]
From editor or global species database

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