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Distichomeandra dieneri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Thamnastraea dieneri was named by Haas (1909). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Distichomeandra dieneri by Roniewicz (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Thamnastraea dieneri Haas
1989Distichomeandra dieneri Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusDistichomeandraCuif 1976
speciesdieneri(Haas 1909)

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.

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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: Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Distichomeandra dieneri (38141 38144)