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Dimorphastrea dubia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Dimorphastrea dubia was named by Fromentel (1861).

It was recombined as Dimorphoseris dubia by Geyer (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. duparci, D. hiraigensis, D. lorioli, D. platyphyllia, D. tenuiseptalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Dimorphastrea dubia Fromentel
1954Dimorphoseris dubia Geyer
1985Dimorphastrea dubia Rosendahl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusDimorphastread'Orbigny 1850
speciesdubiaFromentel 1861

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.

†Dimorphastrea dubia Fromentel 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Valanginian or 161.20000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Belarus Dimorphastrea dubia (11302)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Dimorphastrea dubia (35183 35185)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Dimorphastrea dubia (89995)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Dimorphastrea dubia (90017)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Dimorphastrea dubia (68594)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Bulgaria (Pernik) Dimorphastrea dubia (87066)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Dimorphoseris dubia (23902)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dimorphoseris dubia (23904)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Dimorphastrea dubia (36533)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) Dimorphastrea dubia (87078 87081 87086 87087)