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Dimorpharaea desori

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Microsolena desori was named by Koby (1888).

It was recombined as Dimorpharaea desori by Beauvais (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Microsolena desori Koby
1964Dimorpharaea desori Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
speciesdesori(Koby 1888)

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.

Dimorpharaea desori Koby 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Dimorpharaea desori (93264)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Dimorpharaea desori (90017)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Dimorpharaea desori (60375)