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Microphyllia soemmeringii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Meandrina soemmeringii was named by Muenster (1829).

It was recombined as Latimaeandra soemmeringii by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857); it was recombined as Microphyllia soemmeringii by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. flemingi, M. oldhamiana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Meandrina soemmeringii Muenster
1829Meandrina soemmeringii Münster
1857Latimaeandra soemmeringii Milne-Edwards and Haime
1943Microphyllia soemmeringii Vaughan and Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciessoemmeringii(Muenster 1829)

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.

†Microphyllia soemmeringii Muenster 1829
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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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Bourgogne) Microphyllia soemmeringii (93114)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Microphyllia soemmeringii (28058)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Microphyllia soemmeringii (28061)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Microphyllia soemmeringii (23887 23902)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Microphyllia soemmeringii (23903 23904 34398)