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Thecosmilia densa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia densa was named by Fromentel (1870).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. choffati

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Lithodendron trichotomum Goldfuss
1870Thecosmilia densa Fromentel
1895Thecosmilia tobleri Koby
1955Thecosmilia trichotoma Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdensaFromentel 1870

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.

†Thecosmilia densa Fromentel 1870
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Invalid names: Thecosmilia tobleri Koby 1895 [synonym], Thecosmilia trichotoma Goldfuss 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 170.30000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Iran Thecosmilia trichotoma (73966)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Slovakia Thecosmilia trichotoma (60237)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Lorraine) Thecosmilia trichotoma (93188)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Franche-Comte) Thecosmilia trichotoma (87801 93184)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland Thecosmilia trichotoma (85959 93151 93152 93153)
Early/Lower Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Czech Republic Thecosmilia trichotoma (61227)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Lower Saxony) Thecosmilia trichotoma (23910 23913 23916 23918 23921)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Georgia Thecosmilia trichotoma (85930)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Thecosmilia trichotoma (89999)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Thecosmilia trichotoma (68373)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Thecosmilia trichotoma (31435 98352)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Thecosmilia trichotoma (31437)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia Thecosmilia trichotoma (68690)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Ukraine Thecosmilia trichotoma (90026)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia (South Ossetia) Thecosmilia trichotoma (90002)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Thecosmilia trichotoma (90000)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Thecosmilia trichotoma (68590)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Thecosmilia trichotoma (68220)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Thecosmilia trichotoma (68242 68815)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Thecosmilia trichotoma (68369 68370)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Thecosmilia trichotoma (34662 67905 67906 68599)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Thecosmilia trichotoma (68241)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland Thecosmilia trichotoma (133387)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Thecosmilia trichotoma (23887 23902)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Thecosmilia trichotoma (31547 31548 31549)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal Thecosmilia trichotoma (8604)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Thecosmilia trichotoma (23903 23904 34398)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Thecosmilia trichotoma (89994)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Thecosmilia trichotoma (36533 36537)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Thecosmilia trichotoma (64116)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine (Crimea) Thecosmilia tobleri (22962)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Switzerland Thecosmilia tobleri (77005)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Ukraine Thecosmilia tobleri (77072)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Thecosmilia trichotoma (34719)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Thecosmilia tobleri (79455)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece Thecosmilia densa (203930)