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Chomatoseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Chomatoseris was named by Thomas (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Microsolenidae by Wells (1956) and Fischer (1969); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Anabacia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Chomatoseris by Wells (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Anabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1935Chomatoseris Thomas
1956Chomatoseris Wells
1969Chomatoseris Fischer
2002Chomatoseris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusChomatoserisThomas 1935

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.

G. †Chomatoseris Thomas 1935
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Chomatoseris hemispherica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Chomatoseris iranensis Flügel 1966
Chomatoseris jacobi Alloiteau 1945
Chomatoseris orbulites Lamouroux 1821
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Invalid names: Anabacia complanata Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Chomatoseris porpites Smith 1816
Invalid names: Anabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Comments: ECOSPACE CODE: 331.g
Created: 2008-02-04 10:54:53
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:28:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Oxfordian or 201.30000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Russian Federation Anabacia sp. (40404)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco C. orbulites (33573)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Anabacia ilerdensis (75615)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia C. orbulites (48715)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom C. sp. (141362)
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) C. porpites (159427 204063 204099)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom (England) C. hemispherica (77238)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (42324)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France C. orbulites (9140)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Middle Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Iran (Tabas Area) C. iranensis (41408)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Switzerland (Jura) C. orbulites (86670)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (42325)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.3 - 164.7Saudi Arabia C. bajociana, C. orbulites (45303)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan C. sp. (35674 35704)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia C. jacobi (48397) C. sp. (48396) C. sp., C. jacobi, C. orbulites (48447)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Tunisia (Taţāwīn) C. iranensis (83346)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Anabacia orbulites (98247)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (36549)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Switzerland (Jura) C. orbulites (86627)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Egypt Anabacia orbulites (171221)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Romania (Central Dobrogea) C. sp. (38190 38191)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Romania (Dobrogea) C. sp. (38192)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5Iran C. iranensis (85446)
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.3 - 161.2Iran (Tabas Area) C. iranensis (41410 41411 41413 41415 41416)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Late/Upper Bajocian167.7 - 167.7France C. orbulites (8834)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) C. hemispherica, C. orbulites (85965)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) C. bajociana, C. bouchardi, C. sp., C. orbulites (38159)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) Anabacia acaulis (24050)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Afghanistan C. porpites (85947)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia C. bouchardi (36662) C. jacobi (36664)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) C. orbulites (42336)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia (Taţāwīn) C. iranensis (83348 83349)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia C. bouchardi (48588) C. jacobi (47873 48564 48596) C. orbulites (48585) C. sp. (47866)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan C. iranensis (83637) C. sp., C. iranensis (83639)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Anabacia acaulis (67622)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Azerbaijan Anabacia orbulites (78414)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Anabacia orbulites (100669)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Algeria C. hemispherica (79370)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia C. orbulites (85936)