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Asterosmilia exarata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Asterosmilia exarata was named by Duncan (1867).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Asterosmilia exarata Duncan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Life
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAsterosmiliaDuncan 1867
speciesexarataDuncan 1867

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 exarata Duncan 1867
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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 (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia exarata (93619 93679)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Asterosmilia exarata (79958)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Asterosmilia exarata (79794 79983)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Asterosmilia exarata (91911)