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Distichomeandra minor

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Isastrea norica minor was named by Frech (1890). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Distichomeandra minor by Roniewicz (1989) and Roniewicz and Stanley (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Isastrea norica minor Frech
1989Distichomeandra minor Roniewicz
2013Distichomeandra minor Roniewicz and Stanley p. 952 figs. 7.4-7.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusDistichomeandraCuif 1976
speciesminor(Frech 1890)

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.

Distichomeandra minor Frech 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 08:08:15
Modified: 2008-02-11 10:08:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 221.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Distichomeandra minor (80015)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Distichomeandra minor (150760)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Distichomeandra minor (38141 38144)