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Dimorpharaea manchacaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Dimorpharaea manchacaensis was named by Wells (1933). It is not extant. Its type locality is Manchaca, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Dimorpharaea manchacaensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusDimorpharaeade Fromentel 1861
speciesmanchacaensis

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: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
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: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the to the top of the Campanian or 122.46000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Dimorpharaea manchacaensis (72040)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Dimorpharaea manchacaensis (60375)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Dimorpharaea manchacaensis (35097)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Dimorpharaea manchacaensis (123261 123263 type locality: 123318)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Dimorpharaea manchacaensis (91628)