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Microsolena kugleri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Microsolena kugleri was named by Wells (1948). Its type locality is Piparo River, Central Ranges, Trinidad, which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone/framestone in Trinidad and Tobago.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Microsolena kugleri Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusMicrosolenaLamouroux 1821
specieskugleriWells 1948

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.

Microsolena kugleri Wells 1948
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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 Hauterivian to the top of the Cenomanian or 132.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Microsolena kugleri (56708)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Turkmenistan Microsolena kugleri (78700 91684 91685)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Trinidad and Tobago Microsolena kugleri (type locality: 25539)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Greece Microsolena kugleri (60368)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Microsolena kugleri (94265)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Sachsen) Microsolena kugleri (74192)