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Dendrosmilia texana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocora texana was named by Roemer (1888). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Dendrosmilia texana by Wells (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pleurocora texana Roemer
1933Dendrosmilia texana Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyParasmiliinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDendrosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciestexana(Roemer 1888)

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.

†Dendrosmilia texana Roemer 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Albian or 110.10000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Texas) Dendrosmilia texana (123295)