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Dasmia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dasmia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 86].

It was assigned to Desmophyllinae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Dasmia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Dasmia Wells
2002Dasmia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyDesmophyllinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusDasmiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. †Dasmia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Dasmia americana Blake 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) D. americana (78656)