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Margarosmilia adhios

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Margarosmilia adhios was named by Roniewicz (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Feisterscharte, which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/floatstone in the Dachstein Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Margarosmilia adhios Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusMargarosmiliaVolz 1896
speciesadhios

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.

Margarosmilia adhios Roniewicz 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 04:16:27
Modified: 2008-01-28 06:16:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Margarosmilia adhios (type locality: 85472)