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Solenocoenia gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Solenocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Solenocoenia gracilis was named by Roniewicz (1976). Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Solenocoenia gracilis Roniewicz
1991Solenocoenia gracilis Lauxmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familySolenocoeniidae
genusSolenocoeniaRoniewicz and Gill 1976
speciesgracilis

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.

Solenocoenia gracilis Roniewicz 1976
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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 Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Valanginian or 154.80000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Solenocoenia gracilis (68690 68700 68701)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Solenocoenia gracilis (type locality: 35201)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Spain Solenocoenia gracilis (220703)