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Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia sismondiana was named by Michelin (1841).

It was recombined as Eupsammia sismondiana by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848); it was recombined as Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana by Chevalier (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Turbinolia sismondiana Michelin
1848Eupsammia sismondiana Milne-Edwards and Haime
1961Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Life
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
subgenusEupsammia
speciessismondiana(Michelin 1841)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.45000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Balanophyllia sismondiana (70450)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Portugal (Azores) Eupsammia sismondiana (92091)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France Balanophyllia sismondiana (34609)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Eupsammia sismondiana (161319)