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Donacosmilidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Donacosmilidae

Taxonomy
Donacosmilidae was named by Krasnov (1970).

It was assigned to Amphiastraeina by Melnikova and Roniewicz (1976), Roniewicz (1976), Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Donacosmilidae Krasnov
1976Donacosmiliidae Melnikova and Roniewicz
1976Donacosmiliidae Roniewicz
1997Donacosmilidae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAmphiastraeinaAlloiteau 1952
familyDonacosmilidaeKrasnov 1970
familyDonacosmilidaeKrasnov 1970

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.

Fm. †Donacosmilidae Krasnov 1970
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G. †Cyclismilia Roniewicz 1976
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Invalid names: Cylismilia Roniewicz 1988 [objective synonym]
G. †Parepismilia Beauvais 1964
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Parepismilia amdoensis Liao and Li 1980
Parepismilia thurmanni Etallon and Thurmann 1864
G. †Prodonacosmilia Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
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Prodonacosmilia dronovi Melnikova and Roniewicz 1976
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: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 201.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Afghanistan Parepismilia dronovi (214313)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Tajikistan Cyclismilia brevis, Cyclismilia longa (67014) Cylismilia brevis, Cylismilia longa, Prodonacosmilia dronovi (151314)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Afghanistan Parepismilia dronovi, Parepismilia dolichostoma (214315 214316)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Tajikistan Prodonacosmilia dronovi (67012)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) Parepismilia sp. (234060)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Parepismilia thurmanni (93134)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1China (Xizang) Parepismilia amdoensis (85960)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Cylindrosmilia cylindrata (35199)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Cylindrosmilia cylindrata, Parepismilia thurmanni (35201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Parepismilia sp. (34719)