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Dermosmilia laxata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia laxata was named by Etallon and Thurmann (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dermosmilia laxata by Beauvais (1988), Beauvais (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Thecosmilia laxata Etallon
1864Thecosmilia laxata Etallon and Thurmann p. 384 figs. pl. 54 fig. 10
1988Dermosmilia laxata Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
specieslaxata()

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.

†Dermosmilia laxata Etallon and Thurmann 1864
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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 Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 174.70000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand Dermosmilia laxata (79538)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Dermosmilia laxata (68377)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Dermosmilia laxata (68655 68674 68684 68686 68690)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Dermosmilia laxata (34624)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Dermosmilia laxata (68369 68370)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy Dermosmilia laxata (154046)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dermosmilia laxata (23904)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Dermosmilia laxata (36533)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Bulgaria (Lovech) Dermosmilia laxata (91679)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Switzerland Dermosmilia laxata (221475)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Dermosmilia laxata (34719)