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Dermosmilia glomerata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrophyllia glomerata was named by Michelin (1843).

It was recombined as Dermosmilia glomerata by Geyer (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Dendrophyllia glomerata Michelin
1955Dermosmilia glomerata Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciesglomerata(Michelin 1843)

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 glomerata Michelin 1843
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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 Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Dermosmilia glomerata (68608 68815 68816 68819)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Dermosmilia glomerata (34660 34662)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Dermosmilia glomerata (36533)