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Duncanosmilia moorei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Duncanosmilia moorei was named by Beauvais (1976). It is not extant. Its type locality is Glamorgan area, South Wales, which is in an Angulata shallow subtidal reef rocks in the Sutton stone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Duncanosmilia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Duncanosmilia moorei Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusDuncanosmilia
speciesmoorei

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.

Duncanosmilia moorei Beauvais 1976
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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: Early/Lower Hettangian or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Thecosmilia martini (42187)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Wales) Duncanosmilia moorei (type locality: 41816)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Thecosmilia martini (39215)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Thecosmilia martini (39382)