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Cyclismilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Donacosmilidae

Taxonomy
Cyclismilia was named by Roniewicz (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-l replacement for Cylindrosmilia Roniewicz 1976].

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cylindrosmilia Roniewicz
1988Cylismilia Roniewicz p. 85
2002Cylismilia Sepkoski
2012Cylismilia Melnikova and Roniewicz

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

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. †Cyclismilia Roniewicz 1976
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Invalid names: Cylismilia Roniewicz 1988 [objective 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: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 201.40000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Tajikistan C. brevis, C. longa (67014) Cylismilia brevis, Cylismilia longa (151314)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Cylindrosmilia cylindrata (35199)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Cylindrosmilia cylindrata (35201)