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Bathmosmilia hourcqi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Bathmosmilia hourcqi was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Soaravikely, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in Madagascar. It is the type species of Bathmosmilia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Bathmosmilia hourcqi Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusBathmosmilia
specieshourcqi

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.

Bathmosmilia hourcqi Alloiteau 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindg
Reproduction: alternatingg
Asexual: yesg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2014-06-17 02:32:07
Modified: 2014-06-17 02:32:07
Source: g = genus, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 167.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Bathmosmilia hourcqi (type locality: 86481)