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Eusmiliinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Eusmiliinae was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857).

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Eusmiliinae Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Eusmiliinae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEusmiliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
subfamilyEusmiliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857

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.

Subfm. †Eusmiliinae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
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G. Smilotrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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†Smilotrochus arnaudi Alloiteau 1957
†Smilotrochus besairiei Alloiteau 1958
†Smilotrochus carnarvonensis Jell et al. 2011
†Smilotrochus cenomanus Fromentel 1863
†Smilotrochus cornucopiae Duncan 1869
†Smilotrochus curtus Gabb 1869
†Smilotrochus elongatus Duncan 1870
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Invalid names: Smilotrochus hagenowi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [synonym], Smilotrochus jakhmari Duncan 1880 [synonym], Smilotrochus nagorzanensis Siemiradzki 1927 [synonym]
†Smilotrochus hungaricus Kolosvary 1956
†Smilotrochus incurvus d'Achiardi 1866
†Smilotrochus milneri Gregory 1898
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Invalid names: Smilotrochus jacobi Alloiteau 1936 [synonym]
†Smilotrochus palmerae Wells 1933
†Smilotrochus ponderosus Nielsen 1922
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Invalid names: Smilotrochus grandis Siemiradzki 1927 [synonym]
†Smilotrochus tuberosus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Invalid names: Ceratosmilia Alloiteau 1952 [synonym], Dungulia Oppenheim 1930 [synonym], Parasmiliopsis Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Tortonian or 145.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Xizang) Smilotrochus sp. (74251)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro Smilotrochus tuberosus (74794 74795)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) Smilotrochus sp. (83393)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Greece Smilotrochus jacobi (34719)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Spain Smilotrochus sp. (56934)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Blagrovia palmerae (123265) Smilotrochus sp. (123264)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Parasmiliopsis cenomana (35099)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) Smilotrochus boulei (86509)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan (Krasnovodskaya Oblast) Smilotrochus elongatus (86760)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan Smilotrochus elongatus (86759)
Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.3Kazakhstan Smilotrochus elongatus (86761)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Ceratosmilia arnaudi (35105 35114) Smilotrochus compressus (35135 35137 35166)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Ceratosmilia arnaudi (160830)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Styria) Smilotrochus jacobi (25481 25482)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) Smilotrochus besairiei (86510)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Ukraine Smilotrochus grandis, Smilotrochus galeriformis, Smilotrochus nagorzanensis (87046)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Smilotrochus palmerae, Protrochocyathus subarcuatus (67084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Smilotrochus jacobi (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) Smilotrochus jacobi (86519)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Dungulia milneri (87561 87600)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine Coelosmilia galeriformis (87182) Smilotrochus excavatus, Smilotrochus galeriformis, Smilotrochus ponderosus, Smilotrochus grandis (77096)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Dungulia milneri, Smilotrochus jacobi (86511)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine (Sumy) Smilotrochus galeriformis (86766) Smilotrochus grandis (86703)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Krasnodarskiy Kray) Smilotrochus excavatus (86768)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan Smilotrochus excavatus (86700)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Antsiranana) Dungulia milneri (86516)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Atyrau) Smilotrochus excavatus, Smilotrochus ponderosus (86767) Smilotrochus grandis (86702)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine (Luhanska) Smilotrochus excavatus, Smilotrochus galeriformis, Smilotrochus ponderosus (86762)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Smilotrochus carnarvonensis (123004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Smilotrochus hagenowi (85271)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Coelosmilia milneri (86950)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Smilotrochus faxensis (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Pakistan (Sind) Smilotrochus jakhmari (11288)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2Egypt Coelosmilia milneri (87000)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Smilotrochus simplex (11289)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Italy Smilotrochus sp. (146598)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Smilotrochus hungaricus, Smilotrochus incurvus (123836 123837)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Smilotrochus subcostatus (163836)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Smilotrochus tuberosus (70450)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Smilotrochus macroseptus (70491)