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Dasmosmilia kochii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia kochii was named by Pratz (1910). Its type locality is Cerevic, Fruska Gora Mountains, which is in a Campanian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in Serbia and Montenegro.

It was recombined as Dasmosmilia kochii by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Turbinolia kochii Pratz
1933Dasmosmilia reesidei Wells
2008Dasmosmilia kochii Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDasmosmiliaPourtalès 1880
specieskochii()

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.

Dasmosmilia kochii Pratz 1910
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Invalid names: Dasmosmilia reesidei Wells 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:15:45
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:15:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro Turbinolia kochii (type locality: 87672)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Dasmosmilia reesidei (123410)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Dasmosmilia reesidei (123367 123369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Dasmosmilia reesidei (123411)