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Microphyllia contorta
Taxonomy
Microphyllia contorta was named by Étallon (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Latimaeandra contorta by de Fromentel (1861); it was recombined as Latimeandra contorta by Koby (1885); it was recombined as Brachyseris contorta by Beauvais (1964).
It was recombined as Latimaeandra contorta by de Fromentel (1861); it was recombined as Latimeandra contorta by Koby (1885); it was recombined as Brachyseris contorta by Beauvais (1964).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1859 | Microphyllia contorta Étallon |
| 1861 | Latimaeandra contorta de Fromentel p. 161 |
| 1885 | Latimeandra contorta Koby |
| 1964 | Brachyseris contorta Beauvais |
| 2003 | Microphyllia contorta Pandey and Fürsich |
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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.
†Microphyllia contorta Étallon 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 165.30000 to 149.20000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathonian - Middle Callovian | Iran (Tabas Area) | Microphyllia contorta (41416) | |
| Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | Iran (Tabas Area) | Microphyllia contorta (41417) | |
| Middle Oxfordian | Iran (Tabas Area) | Microphyllia contorta (41422 41423) | |
| Oxfordian | France (Bourgogne) | Brachyseris contorta (93114) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Portugal | Microphyllia contorta (68809) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | France | Microphyllia contorta (68510) |