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Comoseris kobyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Comoseris kobyi was named by Geyer (1955). Its type locality is Ponte da Velha, Loule, Portugal, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal marl in Portugal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Comoseris kobyi Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusComoseris
specieskobyiGeyer 1955

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.

Comoseris kobyi Geyer 1955
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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 Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Comoseris kobyi (68589)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Comoseris kobyi (34662)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Comoseris kobyi (type locality: 34665)