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Mycetaraea dimorpha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea dimorpha was named by Boelsche (1867).

It was recombined as Mycetaraea dimorpha by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Thamnastraea dimorpha Boelsche
1943Mycetaraea dimorpha Vaughan and Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusMycetaraeaPratz 1882
speciesdimorpha(Boelsche 1867)

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.

Mycetaraea dimorpha Boelsche 1867
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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: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 154.80000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Mycetaraea dimorpha (34611)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Mycetaraea dimorpha (23903)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Mexico Mycetaraea dimorpha (21253)