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Mussismilia provincialis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Dasyphyllia provincialis was named by Matheron (1900).

It was recombined as Mussismilia provincialis by Chevalier (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Dasyphyllia provincialis Matheron
1961Mussismilia provincialis Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusMussismiliaOrtmann 1890
speciesprovincialis(Matheron 1900)

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.

Mussismilia provincialis Matheron 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Serravallian or 23.03000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Mussismilia provincialis (70315)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Egypt Mussismilia provincialis (50926)