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Mesomorpha punctata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria punctata was named by de Fromentel (1857).

It was recombined as Ahrdorffia punctata by Morycowa (1964); it was recombined as Mesomorpha punctata by Sikharulidze (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Thamnasteria punctata de Fromentel
1964Ahrdorffia punctata Morycowa
1985Mesomorpha punctata Sikharulidze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusMesomorphaPratz 1883
speciespunctata(de Fromentel 1857)

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.

Mesomorpha punctata de Fromentel 1857
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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 Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Georgia Mesomorpha punctata (67512)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Turkmenistan Thamnasteria punctata (78700 91684 91686)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria (Lovech) Mesomorpha punctata (91677)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland Ahrdorffia punctata (67122 67123)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Azerbaijan Thamnasteria punctata (78699)