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Smilotrochus carnarvonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Smilotrochus carnarvonensis was named by Jell et al. (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Giralia Range, Miria Formation corals, which is in a Maastrichtian deep subtidal grainstone in the Miria Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Smilotrochus carnarvonensis Jell et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEusmiliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusSmilotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciescarnarvonensis

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.

Smilotrochus carnarvonensis Jell et al. 2011
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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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Smilotrochus carnarvonensis (type locality: 123004)