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Dimorphomeandra iranensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Dimorphomeandra iranensis Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDimorphomeandra
speciesiranensis

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.

Dimorphomeandra iranensis Pandey and Fürsich 2003
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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 Late/Upper Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Bajocian or 171.60000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.1 - 168.4Iran (Tabas Area) Dimorphomeandra iranensis (41398)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Iran (Tabas Area) Dimorphomeandra iranensis (41397)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Iran (Tabas Area) Dimorphomeandra iranensis (41408)