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Siderosmilia perithecata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae

Taxonomy
Siderosmilia perithecata was named by Turnsek and Kosir (2000). Its type locality is Krim Mountain, which is in a Pliensbachian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/framestone in the "Lithiotid Horizon" Formation of Slovenia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Siderosmilia perithecata Turnsek and Kosir

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusSiderosmilia
speciesperithecata

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.

Siderosmilia perithecata Turnsek and Kosir 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 07:27:06
Modified: 2008-01-28 09:27:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Slovenia Siderosmilia perithecata (type locality: 87253)