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Microsolena texana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Microsolena texana was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Pleasant Valley Crossing, Blanco River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Microsolena texana Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusMicrosolenaLamouroux 1821
speciestexana

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.

Microsolena texana Wells 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 125.77000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Microsolena texana (116611)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Microsolena texana (116615)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Uzbekistan Microsolena texana (85420)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (Arizona) Microsolena texana (208949)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Microsolena texana (74762 type locality: 74763 74765)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Arizona) Microsolena texana (24042 74146)