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Microsolena fromenteli

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Microsolena fromenteli was named by Koby (1887).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Microsolena fromenteli Koby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusMicrosolenaLamouroux 1821
speciesfromenteliKoby 1887

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: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Ukraine Microsolena fromenteli (67868)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Bourgogne) Microsolena fromenteli (93114 93157)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Microsolena fromenteli (85959 93098 93153)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Franche-Comte) Microsolena fromenteli (93095 93184 93185)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Azerbaijan Microsolena fromenteli (78420 78422)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Uzbekistan Microsolena fromenteli (34859)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Microsolena fromenteli (90017)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Microsolena fromenteli (89995)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Microsolena fromenteli (68510)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Microsolena fromenteli (60375)