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Pinacomorpha apimelos

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Archaeosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pinacomorpha apimelos was named by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2020). It is the type species of Pinacomorpha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Pinacomorpha apimelos Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyArchaeosmiliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusPinacomorpha
speciesapimelos

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.

Pinacomorpha apimelos Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
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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: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) Pinacomorpha apimelos (234062 234063)