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Margarosmilia confluens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia confluens was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN-F-R09317, a partial skeleton, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Tonnerre, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine horizon in France.

It was recombined as Cyathophyllum confluens by Münster (1841); it was recombined as Margarosmilia confluens by Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan (1994), Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cyathophyllum confluens Münster p. 37 figs. Pl 2, fig 16
1845Montlivaltia dichotoma Klipstein p. 289 figs. Pl 19, fig 22
1845Montlivaltia zieteni Klipstein p. 289 figs. Pl 20, fig 1
1850Thecosmilia confluens d'Orbigny p. 31 figs. no figure
1865Thecosmilia zieteni Laube p. 35 figs. Pl 5, fig 2
1865Thecosmilia confluens Laube p. 37 figs. Pl 5, fig 5
1994Margarosmilia confluens Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan
2008Margarosmilia confluens Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusMargarosmiliaVolz 1896
speciesconfluens()

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.

Margarosmilia confluens Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Montlivaltia dichotoma Klipstein 1845 [synonym], Thecosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1845 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 04:16:27
Modified: 2008-01-28 06:16:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 243.33000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Baranya) Margarosmilia confluens (78645)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Cyathophyllum confluens (137429) Margarosmilia confluens (34691)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia Margarosmilia confluens (36558 36559 36560 36563)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Margarosmilia confluens (38160 38161 38163 38165 38166)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Margarosmilia confluens (67806)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Timor-Leste Margarosmilia confluens (60120)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Oman Margarosmilia confluens (24309)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7China (Xizang) Margarosmilia confluens (85522)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Thecosmilia confluens (100517)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece Margarosmilia confluens (38018)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Margarosmilia confluens (82662)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France (Bourgogne) Thecosmilia confluens (type locality: 93200)