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Thecosmilia oaxaquensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia oaxaquensis was named by Reyeros de Castillo (1983). Its type locality is Coixtlahuaca II, which is in an Aptian/Albian marine claystone in Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. choffati

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Thecosmilia oaxaquensis Reyeros de Castillo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThecosmiliidaeDuncan 1884
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesoaxaquensis

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.

†Thecosmilia oaxaquensis Reyeros de Castillo 1983
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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: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Thecosmilia oaxaquensis (type locality: 79452)