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Aplosmilia grandicosta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Aplosmilia grandicosta was named by Krkovic (1965). Its type locality is Rumija Mountains, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian carbonate limestone in Montenegro.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Aplosmilia grandicosta Krkovic

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusAplosmilia
speciesgrandicosta

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.

†Aplosmilia grandicosta Krkovic 1965
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Montenegro Aplosmilia grandicosta (type locality: 85906)