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Oedalmiopsis cretacea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aulastraeoporidae

Taxonomy
Oedalmiopsis cretacea was named by Roniewicz (2008). Its type locality is Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 421-427 m, which is in a Valanginian perireef or subreef limestone in the Slivnitsa Formation of Bulgaria. It is the type species of Oedalmiopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Oedalmiopsis cretacea Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAulastraeoporidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusOedalmiopsis
speciescretacea

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.

Oedalmiopsis cretacea Roniewicz 2008
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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: Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Oedalmiopsis cretacea (type locality: 87083)