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Axosmilia irradians

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurosmilia irradians was named by de Fromentel (1862).

It was recombined as Axosmilia irradians by Kiessling (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Pleurosmilia irradians de Fromentel
2009Axosmilia irradians Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusAxosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesirradians(de Fromentel 1862)

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.

Axosmilia irradians de Fromentel 1862
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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 2014, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.50000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Pleurosmilia irradians (93114)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France (Franche-Comte) Pleurosmilia irradians (93083)