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Margarosmilia confluens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllum confluens was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Thecosmilia confluens by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Margarosmilia confluens by Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan (1994) and Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cyathophyllum confluens Münster p. 37 figs. Pl 2, fig 16
1845Montlivaltia dichotoma Klipstein p. 289 figs. Pl 19, fig 22
1845Montlivaltia zieteni Klipstein p. 289 figs. Pl 20, fig 1
1865Thecosmilia zieteni Laube p. 35 figs. Pl 5, fig 2
1865Thecosmilia confluens Laube p. 37 figs. Pl 5, fig 5
1994Margarosmilia confluens Turnsek and Senowbari-Daryan
2008Margarosmilia confluens Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusMargarosmiliaVolz 1896
speciesconfluens()

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.

Margarosmilia confluens Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Montlivaltia dichotoma Klipstein 1845 [synonym], Thecosmilia zieteni Klipstein 1845 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 04:16:27
Modified: 2008-01-28 06:16:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Lacian or 247.20000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Baranya) Margarosmilia confluens (78645)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0East Timor Margarosmilia confluens (60120)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Oman Margarosmilia confluens (24309)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Margarosmilia confluens (38160 38161 38163 38165 38166)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Margarosmilia confluens (67806)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) Thecosmilia confluens (100517)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) Margarosmilia confluens (85522)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Margarosmilia confluens (36558 36559 36560 36563)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cyathophyllum confluens (137429) Margarosmilia confluens (34691)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Greece Margarosmilia confluens (38018)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Margarosmilia confluens (82662)