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Aplosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Aplosmilia was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l K Sant-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aplosmiliinae by Geyer (1955); to Rhipidogyridae by Roniewicz (1976); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhipidogyrinae by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Aplosmilia d'Orbigny
1955Aplosmilia Geyer
1976Aplosmilia Roniewicz
2002Aplosmilia Sepkoski
2003Aplosmilia Pandey and Fürsich

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

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. †Aplosmilia d'Orbigny 1849
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†Aplosmilia aspera Michelin 1843
†Aplosmilia coalescens Eliasova 1973
†Aplosmilia distans de Fromentel 1861
†Aplosmilia elegans de Fromentel 1861
†Aplosmilia grandicosta Krkovic 1965
†Aplosmilia kobyi Beauvais 1964
†Aplosmilia magnifica de Fromentel 1861
†Aplosmilia nuda d'Orbigny 1850
†Aplosmilia rotunda Krkovic 1965
†Aplosmilia rugosa Koby 1880
†Aplosmilia semisulcata Michelin 1843
†Aplosmilia somaensis Eguchi 1951
†Aplosmilia suevica Geyer 1954
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 Early/Lower Valanginian or 163.50000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.3 - 161.2Iran (Tabas Area) A. semisulcata (41410 41414)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Ukraine A. sp. (67868)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Lorraine) A. semisulcata, A. aspera, A. nuda (93188)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Franche-Comte) A. distans, A. elegans (87801)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Switzerland A. spinosa, A. rugosa (93152) A. thurmanni (93151)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Serbia and Montenegro A. semisulcata, A. rotunda, A. grandicosta (85906)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) A. tochikuboensis, A. somaensis (85574)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France A. sp. (35309 44512 63918 63921)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France A. sp. (220993)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia A. semisulcata (90027)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Morocco (Souss-Massa-Draa) A. sp. (85540)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Georgia A. semisulcata (85931)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Turkmenistan A. semisulcata (85949)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France (Rhone-Alpes) A. aspera (93270)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal A. suevica (68787)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Croatia (Primorsko-Goranska) A. coalescens (85809)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Spain A. semisulcata (34625) A. sp. (34612) A. sp., A. semisulcata (34624)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania A. semisulcata (35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal A. semisulcata (68594)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Franche-Comte) A. magnifica (93260)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany A. sp. (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France A. sp., A. semisulcata, A. distans, A. kobyi (68510)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Poland A. sp. (133387)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Georgia A. coalescens (85935)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Japan A. sp. (34553)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. suevica (23904 34398)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic A. semisulcata, A. rugosa (36533)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic A. nuda (31283) A. semisulcata (31285)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Spain A. semisulcata (69144)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland (Alpstein  ) A. semisulcata (233521)