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Bavarosmilia bavarica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia bavarica was named by Frech (1890).

It was recombined as Bavarosmilia bavarica by Kühn (1942); it was recombined as Oppelismilia bavarica by Kristan-Tollmann (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Thecosmilia bavarica Frech
1942Bavarosmilia bavarica Kühn
1986Oppelismilia bavarica Kristan-Tollmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
genusBavarosmiliaKühn 1942
speciesbavarica()

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.

Bavarosmilia bavarica Frech 1890
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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 Rhaetian to the top of the Sevatian or 208.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Papua New Guinea Thecosmilia bavarica (86957)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea Oppelismilia bavarica (67687)