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Dermosmilia simplex

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia simplex was named by Koby (1889).

It was recombined as Diplaraea simplex by Ogilvie (1897); it was recombined as Calamoseris simplex by Geyer (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Dermosmilia simplex Koby
1897Diplaraea simplex Ogilvie
1955Calamoseris simplex Geyer
1985Dermosmilia simplex Rosendahl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciessimplexKoby 1889

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.

Dermosmilia simplex Koby 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Berriasian or 157.90000 to 137.05000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Dermosmilia simplex (93151 93152)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Dermosmilia simplex (93114)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Dermosmilia simplex (68589)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Calamoseris simplex (34660) Dermosmilia simplex, Calamoseris simplex (34662)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Dermosmilia simplex (68220)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Dermosmilia simplex (68212 68242 68786)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Calamoseris simplex (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Austria Dermosmilia simplex (192211 192215)