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Oppelismilia spectabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Taxonomy
Oppelismilia spectabilis was named by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2017). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Site 650, Nalbandon River valley, which is in a Sinemurian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in Afghanistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Oppelismilia spectabilis Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusOppelismiliaDuncan 1867
speciesspectabilis

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.

Oppelismilia spectabilis Melnikova and Roniewicz 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 06:24:47
Modified: 2008-02-05 08:24:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Afghanistan Oppelismilia spectabilis (214313)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Afghanistan Oppelismilia spectabilis (214314 type locality: 214315 214316)