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Smilotrochus ponderosus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Coelosmilia ponderosa was named by Nielsen (1922).

It was recombined as Smilotrochus ponderosus by Kuzmicheva (1982).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Coelosmilia ponderosa Nielsen
1927Smilotrochus grandis Siemiradzki
1982Smilotrochus ponderosus Kuzmicheva

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEusmiliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusSmilotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesponderosus(Nielsen 1922)

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.

Smilotrochus ponderosus Nielsen 1922
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Invalid names: Smilotrochus grandis Siemiradzki 1927 [synonym]
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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Ukraine Smilotrochus grandis (87046)