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Epismilia mauretaniensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae

Taxonomy
Epismilia mauretaniensis was named by Beauvais (1986). Its type locality is J. Bou Dahar (Beni Tadjit), Atlas Mountains, which is in a Pliensbachian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Epismilia mauretaniensis Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusEpismiliaFromentel 1861
speciesmauretaniensisBeauvais 1986

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.

Epismilia mauretaniensis Beauvais 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Slovenia Epismilia mauretaniensis (87253)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Epismilia mauretaniensis (type locality: 33573)