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Parasmiliinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Parasmiliinae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Parasmiliinae Vaughan and Wells
1956Parasmiliinae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyParasmiliinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyParasmiliinaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Subfm. †Parasmiliinae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Dendrosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Dendrosmilia crassa Reuss 1854
Dendrosmilia texana Roemer 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Chattian or 161.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Aplosmilia crassa (68075)
Late/Upper Aptian - Albian122.46 - 100.5China (Xizang) Dendrosmilia crassa (74275)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Dendrosmilia crassa (56934)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Dendrosmilia texana (123295)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Dendrosmilia sp. (87060)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Dendrosmilia crassa (67084)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Dendrosmilia bainbridgensis (163836)