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Thamnasteria terquemi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria terquemi was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Thamnasteria terquemi Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThamnasteriaLeSauvage 1823
speciesterquemiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

Thamnasteria terquemi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 10:03:33
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:03:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Callovian or 170.30000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Germany (Bayern) Thamnasteria terquemi (87042 87043)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Switzerland (Jura) Thamnasteria terquemi (86672)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Switzerland Thamnasteria terquemi (162347 162373)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Thamnasteria terquemi (48304 48307)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Thamnasteria terquemi (47866)