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Barysmilia serrata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Barysmilia serrata was named by Eichwald (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by B. Lathuilière on 2026-06-05; modified by B. Lathuilière on 2026-06-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Barysmilia serrata Eichwald p. 129 figs. pl. 9 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusBarysmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesserrata

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.

Barysmilia serrata Eichwald 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available