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Kobya shiriyaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Kobya shiriyaensis was named by Murata (1962). Its type locality is Cape Shiriya, which is in an Oxfordian/Tithonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tatemachi-jima Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Kobya shiriyaensis Murata

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusKobyaGregory 1900
speciesshiriyaensis

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.

Kobya shiriyaensis Murata 1962
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Tithonian or 161.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Japan (Aomori) Kobya shiriyaensis (type locality: 85627)