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Blastozopsammia guerreroterion

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Blastozopsammia guerreroterion was named by Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor (2004). Its type locality is Chumbitaro, MP 18, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian perireef or subreef wackestone in the Mal Paso Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Blastozopsammia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Blastozopsammia guerreroterion Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBlastozopsammia
speciesguerreroterion

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.

Blastozopsammia guerreroterion Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesg
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-11 03:55:02
Modified: 2008-12-11 05:55:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 105.30000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Mexico (Guerrero) Blastozopsammia guerreroterion (type locality: 85295)