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Plesiosmilia vaughani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Smilotrochiidae

Taxonomy

Pleurosmilia vaughani was named by d'Ossat (1905).

It was recombined as Plesiosmilia vaughani by Löser et al. (2018).

Synonyms

Pleurosmilia whitneyi was named by Wells (1933). It is not extant. Its type locality is Manchaca, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Axosmilia whitneyi by Turnsek et al. (2003); it was synonymized subjectively with Plesiosmilia vaughani by Löser et al. (2018).
Peplosmilia coquandi was named by d'Ossat (1905).

It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiosmilia vaughani by Löser et al. (2018).
Peplosmilia iberica was named by d'Ossat (1905).

It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiosmilia vaughani by Löser et al. (2018).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1905	Peplosmilia coquandi d'Ossat
1905	Peplosmilia iberica d'Ossat
1933	Pleurosmilia whitneyi Wells
2003	Axosmilia whitneyi Turnsek et al.
2018	Plesiosmilia vaughani Löser et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Meandriina	Alloiteau 1952
family	Smilotrochiidae	Alloiteau 1952
genus	Plesiosmilia	Milaschewitsch 1876
species	vaughani	(d'Ossat 1905)

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.

†Plesiosmilia vaughani d'Ossat 1905

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Invalid names: Peplosmilia coquandi d'Ossat 1905 [synonym], Peplosmilia iberica d'Ossat 1905 [synonym], Pleurosmilia whitneyi Wells 1933 [synonym]

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:

microcarnivoreo

Diet 2:

photosymbiotico

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2004-02-27 16:54:46

Modified:

2009-10-09 15:38:42

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian	109.0 - 99.6	USA (New Mexico)	Axosmilia whitneyi (35097)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Pleurosmilia whitneyi (123318)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Greece	Plesiosmilia vaughani (203929)