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Aplosmilia tochikuboensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Aplosmilia tochikuboensis was named by Mori (1963). Its type locality is Koyamada, Soma area, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal grainstone/lime mudstone in the Nakanosawa Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Aplosmilia tochikuboensis Mori

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
subfamilyRhipidogyrinaeKoby 1905
genusAplosmiliad'Orbigny 1849
speciestochikuboensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 163.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) Aplosmilia tochikuboensis (type locality: 85574)