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Thamnoseris arborescens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Thamnoseris arborescens was named by Felix (1891).

It was recombined as Actinaraea arborescens by Felix (1891), Wells (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Actinaraea arborescens Felix
1891Thamnoseris arborescens Felix
1944Actinaraea arborescens Wells
1997Thamnoseris arborescens Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusThamnoserisFromentel 1861
speciesarborescensFelix 1891

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Campanian or 137.05000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian - Albian143.1 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Periseris irregularis (79448 79458)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Ukraine Thamnoseris arborescens (77072)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Mexico (Puebla) Thamnoseris arborescens (89865)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Periseris irregularis (79463)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Austria Thamnoseris arborescens (27296)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Thamnoseris arborescens (67084)