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Dermosmilia capitata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermoseris capitata was named by Koby (1904).

It was recombined as Dermosmilia capitata by Rosendahl (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Dermoseris capitata Koby
1985Dermosmilia capitata Rosendahl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciescapitata(Koby 1904)

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 capitata Koby 1904
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Berriasian or 157.30000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian164.7 - 150.8Iran (Tabas Area) Dermosmilia capitata (41417)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Dermosmilia capitata (68589)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Dermoseris capitata (68815)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Dermosmilia capitata (68239)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Dermosmilia capitata (7888)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria Dermosmilia capitata (192211)