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Litharaeopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Litharaeopsis was named by Beauvais (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Microsolenidae by Baron-Szabo (2002); and to Comoseridae by Cairns et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Litharaeopsis Beauvais
1995Larisolena Eliasova
2002Litharaeopsis Baron-Szabo
2002Litharaeopsis Sepkoski
2010Litharaeopsis Cairns et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusLitharaeopsisBeauvais 1982

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. †Litharaeopsis Beauvais 1982
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Litharaeopsis fontainei Beauvais 1988
Invalid names: Larisolena Eliasova 1995 [synonym]
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 Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 174.70000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand L. fontainei (79538 79540)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Myanmar L. fontainei (79543)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Algeria L. sp. (79373)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Sachsen) Larisolena bona (74192)