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Rennensismilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Rennensismilia was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 691]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Meandriidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euphylliinae by Alloiteau (1952), Alloiteau (1952), Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Meandrosmilia Alloiteau
1952Rennensismilia Alloiteau
1956Meandrosmilia Wells
1997Rennensismilia Turnsek
2002Meandrosmilia Sepkoski
2002Rennensismilia Sepkoski
2006Rennensismilia Baron-Szabo p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEuphylliinaeAlloiteau
genusRennensismiliaAlloiteau 1952

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.

G. †Rennensismilia Alloiteau 1952
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†Rennensismilia complanata Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Rennensismilia dumortieri Haime 1854 [synonym], Smilotrochus blanfordi Duncan 1880 [synonym], Trochosmilia didyma de Fromentel 1863 [synonym], Trochosmilia medlicotti Duncan 1880 [synonym], Trochosmilia raymondi Wells 1934 [synonym]
†Rennensismilia flabellum de Fromentel 1863
†Rennensismilia inflexa Reuss 1854
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Invalid names: Trochosmilia chondrophora Felix 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Meandrosmilia Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Ribbing: majorg
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:31:25
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:31:25
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 119.57000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Fars) R. infexa (233243)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) R. inflexa (83393)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India R. inflexa (50104)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria (Styria) R. inflexa, R. complanata (25481 25482)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.2Georgia Trochosmilia didyma (91629)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Azerbaijan Meandrosmilia flabellum (86694)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria (Upper Austria) R. complanata (161587)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia R. subinduta (68737)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia R. subinduta, R. chondrophora (91740) R. subinduta, R. complanata (91739)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Bulgaria R. didyma (67573)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain R. chondrophora (67084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Saudi Arabia R. subinduta (184844)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) Trochosmilia inflexa (87602)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia R. didyma, R. chondrophora (79222)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria R. didyma (67569 67574)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran Placosmilia rudis (87113)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Pakistan (Sind) Smilotrochus blanfordi (11288)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Trochosmilia medlicotti (11289)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Cuba Trochosmilia raymondi (77046)