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Margarosmilia richthofeni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Margarosmilia richthofeni was named by Volz (1896). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Margarosmilia richthofeni Volz

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

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.

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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 2004, Kiessling 2003, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Lacian or 237.00000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Margarosmilia richthofeni (34691)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia Margarosmilia richthofeni (36562 68742 68745)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Margarosmilia richthofeni (38161 38162 38166)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Margarosmilia richthofeni (67806)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7China (Xizang) Margarosmilia richthofeni (85524)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece Margarosmilia richthofeni (38018)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Slovakia Margarosmilia richthofeni (31546)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) Margarosmilia richthofeni (38047)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Margarosmilia richthofeni (80015)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Italy Margarosmilia richthofeni (73880)