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Dimorpharaea williamsonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Microsolena williamsonensis was named by Wells (1944).

It was recombined as Dimorpharaea williamsonensis by Löser et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Microsolena williamsonensis Wells
2024Dimorpharaea williamsonensis Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
specieswilliamsonensis(Wells 1944)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 165.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland (Basel-Landschaft) Dimorpharaea williamsonensis (233587)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain Dimorpharaea williamsonensis (23537)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Dimorpharaea williamsonensis (187927)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Dimorpharaea japonica (160830)