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Michelinia vesiculosa

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Taxonomy
Michelinia vesiculosa was named by Tchudinova (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2053/36 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Michelinia vesiculosa Tchudinova p. 152 figs. Pl 8, fig 2
1973Michelinia vesiculosa Teichert and Kummel p. 393 figs. Pl 1, figs 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamilyMicheliniinaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusMicheliniade Koninck 1841
speciesvesiculosa

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.

†Michelinia vesiculosa Tchudinova 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Michelinia vesiculosa (118352)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Michelinia vesiculosa (82257 113610)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran Michelinia vesiculosa (119051)