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Confusaforma

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Confusaforma was named by Loeser (1987). It is not extant. Its type is Confusaforma weyeri.

It was assigned to Heterocoeniidae by Baron-Szabo (2002).

Species
C. prima, C. weyeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Confusaforma Loeser
2002Confusaforma Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusConfusaformaLoeser 1987

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. †Confusaforma Loeser 1987
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Confusaforma prima Löser et al. 2021
Confusaforma weyeri Löser 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 139.80000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Switzerland Cyathophora regularis (77113)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Spain C. prima (220703)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Hungary C. sp. (25151)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Greece C. weyeri (203930)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic C. weyeri (34737 35138)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany C. weyeri (74193)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic C. weyeri (35144)