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Misistella amabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Misistellidae

Taxonomy
Misistella amabilis was named by Eliasova (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stramberk reef, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Misistella.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Misistella amabilis Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMisistellidae
genusMisistella
speciesamabilis

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.

Misistella amabilis Eliasova 1976
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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 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Misistella amabilis (31285)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Misistella amabilis (62219)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Misistella amabilis (type locality: 36533)