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Blastomussa
Taxonomy
Blastomussa was named by Wells (1961) [m. kosnik taxon no: 11149]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Mussidae by Veron (2000); and to Plerogyridae by Kiessling (2021).
It was assigned to Mussidae by Veron (2000); and to Plerogyridae by Kiessling (2021).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. Blastomussa Wells 1961
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Blastomussa merleti Wells 1961
†Blastomussa simplicitexta Umbgrove 1942
Invalid names: Parasimplastrea Sheppard 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia (Java) | Goniastrea simplicitexta (45342) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Pleistocene | Indonesia (Sumba) | Goniastrea simplicitexta (62857) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Indonesia (Java) | Goniastrea simplicitexta (45343 45344) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Indonesia | B. sp. (108778) | |
| Zanclean | Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Goniastrea simplicitexta (109175) | |
| Pliocene | Papua New Guinea | Parasimplastrea simplicitexta (42736) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Indonesia | Goniastrea simplicitexta (45339) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Indonesia (South Sulawesi) | Parasimplastrea simplicitexta (124880) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Egypt | B. merleti (120206) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Egypt | B. merleti (87876) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Pakistan | B. sp. (192911 192912) |