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Phragmosmilia lineata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia lineata was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Phragmosmilia lineata by Beauvais (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Trochosmilia inconstans was named by de Fromentel (1862). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Phragmosmilia inconstans by Beauvais (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Phragmosmilia lineata by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Turbinolia lineata Goldfuss
1862Trochosmilia inconstans de Fromentel
1982Phragmosmilia inconstans Beauvais
1982Phragmosmilia lineata Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPhragmosmiliaAlloiteau 1952
specieslineata(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Phragmosmilia lineata Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Phragmosmilia inconstans de Fromentel 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 07:49:36
Modified: 2008-02-06 09:49:36
Source: subf = subfamily, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Bulgaria Phragmosmilia inconstans (67566)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Phragmosmilia lineata (67084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Oman Phragmosmilia lineata (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Phragmosmilia lineata (206415)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Phragmosmilia inconstans (67574)