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Asterosmilia profunda

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus profundus was named by Duncan (1864).

It was recombined as Asterosmilia profunda by Vaughan and Hoffmeister (1926).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. pourtalesi, A. prolifer
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2010-01-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Trochocyathus profundus Duncan
1926Asterosmilia profunda Vaughan and Hoffmeister

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAsterosmiliaDuncan 1867
speciesprofunda(Duncan 1864)

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.

†Asterosmilia profunda Duncan 1864
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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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Dominican Republic Asterosmilia profunda (93657)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia profunda (93619 93659 93688)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia profunda (93713)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia profunda (74965)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Dominican Republic Asterosmilia profunda (93612)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Asterosmilia profunda (61336 61337 79771 79772 79988)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Asterosmilia profunda (91911)