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Aplosmilia kobyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Aplosmilia kobyi was named by Beauvais (1964). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Valfin-les-Saint-Claude, Jura, Franche-Compte, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Valfin Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Aplosmilia kobyi Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusAplosmilia
specieskobyi

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.

Aplosmilia kobyi Beauvais 1964
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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: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Aplosmilia kobyi (type locality: 68510)