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Ellipsosmiliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Ellipsosmiliidae was named by Alloiteau (1957).

It was assigned to Archaeocoeniina by Beauvais (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Ellipsosmiliidae Alloiteau
1986Ellipsosmiliidae Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957

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. †Ellipsosmiliidae Alloiteau 1957
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G. †Duncanosmilia Beauvais 1976
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†Duncanosmilia moorei Beauvais 1976
G. †Macgeopsis Alloiteau 1957
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†Macgeopsis complanata Alloiteau 1958
†Macgeopsis grandidieri de Fromentel 1873
†Macgeopsis sonorensis Beauvais and Stump 1976
†Macgeopsis subcylindrata Alloiteau 1958
†Macgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau 1958
G. †Polystylidium Fischer 1965
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†Polystylidium articulatum Fromentel and Ferry 1869
G. †Stereophyllia Alloiteau 1957
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†Stereophyllia mitroides Fischer 1969
†Stereophyllia tenuiradiata Fromentel and Ferry 1869
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 Early/Lower Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 201.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Thecosmilia martini (42187)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Wales) Duncanosmilia moorei (41816)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5France Thecosmilia martini (39215)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Thecosmilia martini (39382)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Morocco Macgeopsis sp. (33613)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom (England) Macgeopsis stutchburyi (77244)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri, Macgeopsis complanata (86490)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Macgeopsis grandidieri (48454)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri, Macgeopsis subcylindrata, Macgeopsis complanata (86480)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Macgeopsis grandidieri, Macgeopsis complanata, Macgeopsis turbinata (86481)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Georgia Macgeopsis grandidieri (85937)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Mexico (Sonora) Macgeopsis sonorensis (85573)