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Dermosmilia tuapensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Dermosmilia tuapensis was named by Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro La Espina, Tuape, Mexico, which is in an Aptian/Albian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Mural Limestone Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Dermosmilia tuapensis Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusDermosmiliaKoby 1884
speciestuapensisBaron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon 2003

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.

Dermosmilia tuapensis Baron-Szabo and Gonzalez-Leon 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 130.00000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Austria Dermosmilia tuapensis (221476)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Switzerland Dermosmilia tuapensis (221475)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) Dermosmilia tuapensis (type locality: 35101)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Dermosmilia tuapensis (221477)