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Semeloseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Semeloseris was named by Thomas (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: J m].

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Semeloseris Thomas
1956Semeloseris Wells
2002Semeloseris Sepkoski
2010Semeloseris Cairns et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusSemeloserisThomas 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. †Semeloseris Thomas 1935
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Semeloseris asteroussiensis Bonneau et al. 1974
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 Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 168.20000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) S. limax, S. sp. (38159)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Greece S. asteroussiensis (85964)