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Thamnomargarosmilia prima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Thamnomargarosmilia prima was named by Melnikova (1996). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dzhilgakochusu Valley, Tajikistan, which is in a Tuvalian/Lacian shallow subtidal limestone in the Lower Shaimak Formation of Tajikistan. It is the type species of Thamnomargarosmilia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Thamnomargarosmilia prima Melnikova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusThamnomargarosmilia
speciesprimaMelnikova 1996

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.

Thamnomargarosmilia prima Melnikova 1996
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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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 08:08:15
Modified: 2008-02-11 10:08:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Tajikistan Thamnomargarosmilia prima (type locality: 42745)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Thamnomargarosmilia prima (85472)