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Montlivaultia vasiformis

Astraeidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia vasiformis was named by Michelin (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acrosmilia vasiformis by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Montlivaultia vasiformis by Milne-Edwards (1857).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Caryophyllia vasiformis Michelin
1843Caryophyllia vasiformis Michelin pp. p. 88 figs. pl. 19 fig. 5
1850Acrosmilia vasiformis d'Orbigny p. 30
1857Montlivaultia vasiformis Milne-Edwards p. 311

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RankNameAuthor
familyAstraeidae
speciesMontlivaultia vasiformis()
RankNameAuthor
speciesvasiformis()

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.

Montlivaultia vasiformis Michelin 1843
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Milne-Edwards 1857Polypier régulièrement turbiné, très-droit, à peu près aussi large que
haut, fixé par une petite base étalée, Calice circulaire, Cloisons très fines
et très-nombreuses. (D’après Michelin.)
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Montlivaltia vasiformis (85934)