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Epismilia excelsa
Taxonomy
Ellipsosmilia excelsa was named by Étallon (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Valfin-les-Saint-Claude, Jura, Franche-Compte, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Valfin Formation of France.
It was recombined as Epismilia excelsa by de Fromentel (1861).
It was recombined as Epismilia excelsa by de Fromentel (1861).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by B. Lathuilière on 2024-09-16
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1859 | Ellipsosmilia excelsa Étallon p. 451 |
| 1861 | Epismilia excelsa de Fromentel p. 105 |
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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.
†Epismilia excelsa Étallon 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | France | Ellipsosmilia excelsa (type locality: 68510) |