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Mussismilia vindobonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Mussismilia vindobonensis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusMussismiliaOrtmann 1890
speciesvindobonensis

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.

Mussismilia vindobonensis Chevalier 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Badenian or 15.98000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Spain Mussismilia vindobonensis (70412 70413 70414 70415 70416)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Hungary Mussismilia vindobonensis (240128)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France Mussismilia vindobonensis (70318 70410)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovenia Mussismilia vindobonensis (22969)