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Axosmilia carrapateirensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurosmilia carrapateirensis was named by Koby (1904).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Pleurosmilia carrapateirensis Koby
1955Axosmilia carrapateirensis Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusAxosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescarrapateirensis(Koby 1904)

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: 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 Tithonian or 154.80000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Axosmilia carrapateirensis (68590)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Axosmilia carrapateirensis (34662 34664)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Axosmilia carrapateirensis (68602)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Axosmilia carrapateirensis (68220)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Portugal Axosmilia carrapateirensis (34666 68240 68241)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Portugal Axosmilia carrapateirensis (68239 68609)