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Mixastraea danubica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Mixastraea danubica was named by Roniewicz (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Topalu 3, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian open shallow subtidal limestone in Romania. It is the type species of Mixastraea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Mixastraea danubica Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMixastraea
speciesdanubica

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.

Mixastraea danubica Roniewicz 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 157.90000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Mixastraea danubica (35190 35191)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Mixastraea danubica (68654)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Mixastraea danubica (type locality: 35200)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Greece Mixastraea danubica (203930)