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Misistella carpatica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Misistellidae

Taxonomy
Misistella carpatica was named by Eliasova (1976). Its type specimen is Holotype HF 330, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of Czechia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Misistella carpatica Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMisistellidae
genusMisistella
speciescarpatica

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.

Misistella carpatica Eliasova 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.06000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia Misistella carpathica (68463)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Misistella carpathica (type locality: 36533)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Misistella carpathica (87081 87083 87084 87086)