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Michelinia indica

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Michelinia indica Waagen and Wentzel p. 853 figs. Pl 99, fig 1
1978Michelinia indica Yang p. 191 figs. Pl 62, fig 4
1986Michelinia indica Kato and Ezaki p. 647 figs. Pl 2, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamilyMicheliniinaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusMicheliniade Koninck 1841
speciesindica

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.

Michelinia indica Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guizhou) Michelinia indica (121170)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia Michelinia indica (39608)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Malaysia Michelinia indica (75755)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Michelinia indica (119615 119616)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Michelinia indica (110301)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Michelinia indica (119527)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Slovenia Michelinia indica (60192)