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Neuquinosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Neuquinosmilia was named by Morsch (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Neuquinosmilia lospozonensis.

It was assigned to Montlivaltiidae by Morsch (1996).

Species
N. gerthi, N. lospozonensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Neuquinosmilia Morsch
1996Neuquinosmilia Morsch p. 695

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusNeuquinosmiliaMorsch 1991

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.

G. †Neuquinosmilia Morsch 1991
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†Neuquinosmilia gerthi Morsch 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-18 05:06:49
Modified: 2008-02-18 07:06:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Morsch 1996, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina N. gerthi (25417) N. lospozonensis (25416)