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Chomatoseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Chomatoseris was named by Thomas (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Microsolenidae by Wells (1956), Fischer (1969); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Comoseridae by Cairns et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Anabacia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Chomatoseris by Wells (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Anabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1935Chomatoseris Thomas
1956Chomatoseris Wells
1969Chomatoseris Fischer
2002Chomatoseris Sepkoski
2010Chomatoseris Cairns et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusChomatoserisThomas 1935

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.

G. †Chomatoseris Thomas 1935
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†Chomatoseris hemispherica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
†Chomatoseris iranensis Flügel 1966
†Chomatoseris jacobi Alloiteau 1945
†Chomatoseris orbulites Lamouroux 1821
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Invalid names: Anabacia complanata Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
†Chomatoseris porpites Smith 1816
Invalid names: Anabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 331.g
Created: 2008-02-04 10:54:53
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:28:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Oxfordian or 201.40000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Russian Federation Anabacia sp. (40404)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Morocco C. orbulites (33573)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Anabacia ilerdensis (75615)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Saudi Arabia C. orbulites (48715)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom C. sp. (141362)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) C. porpites (159427 204063 204099)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6United Kingdom (England) C. hemispherica (77238)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland (Jura) C. orbulites (86670)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (42325)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Saudi Arabia C. bajociana, C. orbulites (45303)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (42324)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian168.6 - 165.3France C. orbulites (9140)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Bathonian168.6 - 165.3Iran (Tabas Area) C. iranensis (41408)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Late/Upper Bajocian168.2 - 168.2France C. orbulites (8834)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Anabacia orbulites (98247)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Tunisia (Taţāwīn) C. iranensis (83346)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Romania (Central Dobrogea) C. sp. (38190 38191)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Jordan C. sp. (35674 35704)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt Anabacia orbulites (171221)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland (Jura) C. orbulites (86627)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Romania (Dobrogea) C. sp. (38192)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia C. jacobi (48397) C. sp. (48396) C. sp., C. jacobi, C. orbulites (48447)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (36549)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Centre) C. hemispherica, C. orbulites (85965)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) C. bajociana, C. bouchardi, C. sp., C. orbulites (38159)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Kachchh) Anabacia acaulis (24050)
Bathonian - Callovian168.2 - 161.5Iran C. iranensis (85446)
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.2 - 161.5Iran (Tabas Area) C. iranensis (41410 41411 41413 41415 41416)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Afghanistan C. porpites (85947)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Saudi Arabia C. bouchardi (48588) C. jacobi (47873 48564 48596) C. orbulites (48585) C. sp. (47866)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) C. orbulites (42336)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Jordan C. iranensis (83637) C. sp., C. iranensis (83639)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia (Taţāwīn) C. iranensis (83348 83349)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Anabacia acaulis (67622)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia C. bouchardi (36662) C. jacobi (36664)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Azerbaijan Anabacia orbulites (78414)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Anabacia orbulites (100669)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Algeria C. hemispherica (79370)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia C. orbulites (85936)