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Axosmilia crassa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurosmilia crassa was named by Milaschewitsch (1876).

It was recombined as Axosmilia crassa by Geyer (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Pleurosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch
1955Axosmilia crassa Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusAxosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescrassa(Milaschewitsch 1876)

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.

Axosmilia crassa Milaschewitsch 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Modified: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2014

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Axosmilia crassa (34664 67907 67908)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Axosmilia crassa (68220)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Axosmilia crassa (67959 68602 68803 68809 68819)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Axosmilia crassa (67940 68240)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Axosmilia crassa (23904 34398)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Portugal Axosmilia crassa (68239)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Axosmilia crassa (36533 36538 36540)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland Axosmilia crassa (36544)