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Microsolena fromenteli

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Microsolena fromenteli was named by Koby (1887). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Microsolena fromenteli Koby
1949Microsolena fromenteli Bendukidze p. 114 figs. Pl 10, figs 7,7a,7b; text-fig 17

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

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.

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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 Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 157.90000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Ukraine Microsolena fromenteli (67868)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Microsolena fromenteli (85959 93098 93153)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Microsolena fromenteli (93114 93157)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) Microsolena fromenteli (93095 93184 93185)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Azerbaijan Microsolena fromenteli (78420 78422)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Uzbekistan Microsolena fromenteli (34859)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Microsolena fromenteli (90017)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Microsolena fromenteli (89995)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Microsolena fromenteli (68510)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Microsolena fromenteli (60375)