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Dermosmilia cretacica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia cretacica was named by Turnsek (1974). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Dermosmilia cretacica Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciescretacicaTurnsek 1974

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 cretacica Turnsek 1974
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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: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Aptian or 145.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine (Crimea) Dermosmilia cretacica (22962)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Turkmenistan Dermosmilia cretacica (2264)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Turkmenistan (Turkoman Republic) Dermosmilia cretacica (2263)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Mexico Dermosmilia cretacica (21253)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Slovenia Dermosmilia cretacica (68728)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Greece Dermosmilia cretacica (34719)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Germany Dermosmilia cretacica (25535 221477)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Mexico (Michoacan) Calamophyllia sandbergeri (89846 89851)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) Dermosmilia cretacica (83393)