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Dimorpharaea expansa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Dimorpharaea expansa was named by Solomko (1888).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Dimorpharaea expansa Solomko

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
speciesexpansaSolomko 1888

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.

Dimorpharaea expansa Solomko 1888
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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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Lorraine) Dimorpharaea expansa (93186)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Dimorpharaea expansa (93153)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Azerbaijan Dimorpharaea expansa (78440)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Uzbekistan Dimorpharaea expansa (34859)