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Parasmilia leganyii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cylicosmilia leganyii was named by Kolosvary (1956). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cseres hill, Noszvaj, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Hungary.

It was recombined as Parasmilia leganyii by Wells (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Cylicosmilia leganyii Kolosvary
1956Parasmilia leganyii Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyParasmilinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusParasmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesleganyii()

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.

Parasmilia leganyii Kolosvary 1956
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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: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:28:01
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:28:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Hungary Cylicosmilia leganyii (type locality: 123836)