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Asterosmilia compressa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Asterosmilia compressa was named by Vaughan and Hoffmeister (1925). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gabb collection, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Asterosmilia compressa Vaughan
1925Asterosmilia compressa 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
speciescompressa

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 compressa Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Asterosmilia compressa (65162 84329)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Asterosmilia compressa (type locality: 124719)