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Dermosmilia fiagdonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia fiagdonensis was named by Krasnov and Starostina (1970). Its type locality is Fiagdon River, N Caucasus, which is in a Kimmeridgian marine limestone in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Dermosmilia fiagdonensis Krasnov and Starostina

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciesfiagdonensis

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.

Dermosmilia fiagdonensis Krasnov and Starostina 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Dermosmilia fiagdonensis (68690)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya) Dermosmilia fiagdonensis (type locality: 78695)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Austria Dermosmilia fiagdonensis (221476)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Dermosmilia fiagdonensis (221477)