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Trochosmilia oldhami

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Trochosmilia oldhami was named by Duncan (1880). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bhagathoro Hill, Sind, which is in a Priabonian shallow subtidal limestone/sandstone in Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Trochosmilia oldhami Duncan
1886Trochosmilia oldhami Duncan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusTrochosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesoldhamiDuncan 1880

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.

Trochosmilia oldhami Duncan 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Hungary Trochosmilia oldhami (123836)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Pakistan Trochosmilia oldhami (type locality: 11291)