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Dimorphastraea fallax

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Dimorphastrea fallax was named by Becker (1875).

It was recombined as Dimorphastraea fallax by Bendukidze (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Dimorphastrea fallax Becker
1949Dimorphastraea fallax Bendukidze p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusDimorphastraead'Orbigny 1850
speciesfallax(Becker 1875)

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.

Dimorphastraea fallax Becker 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Cenomanian or 157.90000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Ukraine Dimorphastrea fallax (67868)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Dimorphastrea fallax (90017)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Portugal (Leiría) Dimorphastrea fallax (224531)