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Mesomorpha bussoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Mesomorpha bussoni Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusMesomorphaPratz 1883
speciesbussoni

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.

Mesomorpha bussoni Beauvais 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 189.60000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Mesomorpha pseudomammosa (33573)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Romania (Central Dobrogea) Mesomorpha bussoni (38191)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Mesomorpha pseudomammosa (38159)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia Mesomorpha bussoni (36665)