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Dermosmilia trichotoma

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia trichotoma was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Koikorobe, Tanohata-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Moshi Sandstone Formation of Japan.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Dermosmilia trichotoma Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Life
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciestrichotoma

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.

Dermosmilia trichotoma Eguchi 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Dermosmilia trichotoma (221477)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Dermosmilia trichotoma (type locality: 91282 91322 91326)