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Trachypsammia mediterranea

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Trachypsammia mediterranea was named by Montanaro Gallitelli (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Trachypsammia mediterranea Montanaro Gallitelli p. 73 figs. Pl 2, figs 3,4; pl 5; pl 6, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassOctocorallia
genusTrachypsammia
speciesmediterranea

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.

Trachypsammia mediterranea Montanaro Gallitelli 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: carnivoresubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:03:30
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:04:28
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Trachypsammia mediterranea (type locality: 113433)