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Thecosmilia ngariensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Montlivaltoides ngariensis was named by He and Xiao (1990).

It was recombined as Thecosmilia ngariensis by Kiessling (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Montlivaltoides ngariensis He and Xiao
2014Thecosmilia ngariensis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThecosmiliidae(Duncan 1884)
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesngariensis(He and Xiao 1990)

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.

Thecosmilia ngariensis He and Xiao 1990
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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: Aptian or 121.40000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Xizang) Montlivaltoides ngariensis (74258)