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Dimorphastraeopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphastraeopsis was named by Alloiteau (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: J m K l Sepkoski's reference number: 183]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Meandrophylliinae by Baron-Szabo (2002); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Dimorphastraeopsis Alloiteau
1989Olgastraea Eliasova
1996Olgastraea Baron-Szabo and Steuber
2002Dimorphastraeopsis Baron-Szabo
2002Dimorphastraeopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusDimorphastraeopsis

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. †Dimorphastraeopsis Alloiteau 1958
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Dimorphastraeopsis bohemica Eliasova 1989
Invalid names: Olgastraea Eliasova 1989 [synonym]
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: 2008-02-10 09:04:12
Modified: 2008-02-10 11:04:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 167.70000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Poland D. biformis (38189)
Neocomian - Aptian145.0 - 113.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Thamnasteria xipei (79442)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary D. patellaris (25152)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Olgastraea bohemica (34719)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Thamnasteria xipei (79450)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Madagascar (Mahajanga) D. patellaris (86498)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Olgastraea bohemica (35105 35113 35114 35138)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Olgastraea bohemica (35144)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Armenia Dimorphastrea patellaris (86825)