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Dimorpharaea catalaunica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Dimorpharaea catalaunica was named by Reig Oriol (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Dimorpharaea catalaunica Reig Oriol

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
speciescatalaunicaReig Oriol 1995

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.

Dimorpharaea catalaunica Reig Oriol 1995
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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 Hauterivian to the top of the Middle Albian or 136.40000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Dimorpharaea catalaunica (84811)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Switzerland Dimorpharaea catalaunica (72040)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Greece Dimorpharaea catalaunica (60368)