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Dimorpharaea ornata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Microsolena ornata was named by Koby (1887). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dimorpharaea ornata by Löser et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. contorta, D. fungiformis, D. gresslyi, D. manchacanensis, D. muensteri, D. roemeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Microsolena ornata Koby
1949Microsolena ornata Bendukidze p. 119
2024Dimorpharaea ornata Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
speciesornata()

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.

†Dimorpharaea ornata Koby 1887
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Löser et al. 2024hamnasterioid colony with corallites arranged in irregular rows. Septa regularly perforated. Microstructure of large trabeculae. Septa in cross section equal in thickness throughout the whole septum. No septal symmetry or generations. Septa not connected to each other, but some may be connected to the columella. Septal lateral face with pennulae. Pali absent. Costae present, confluent. Synapticulae not very common, mainly in the space between the corallites. Columella styliform and rather large. Endotheca absent. Budding intracalicinal, polystomodeal and complete.