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Columnogyra micra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Acanthogyra micra was named by Eliasova (1973). Its type specimen is Holotype HF 273, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Columnogyra micra by Eliasova (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Acanthogyra micra Eliasova
2008Columnogyra micra Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusColumnogyra
speciesmicra()

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.

Columnogyra micra Eliasova 1973
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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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 157.90000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Portugal Acanthogyra micra (68611)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Columnogyra micra (type locality: 36533)