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Microsolena caesaris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Microsolena caesaris was named by Koby (1887).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Microsolena caesaris Koby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusMicrosolenaLamouroux 1821
speciescaesarisKoby 1887

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.

Microsolena caesaris Koby 1887
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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: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Bourgogne) Microsolena caesaris (93114 93157)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Microsolena caesaris (93098 93134 93153 93155)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Microsolena caesaris (90017)