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Aulosmilia aspera

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia aspera was named by Sowerby (1832). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Aulosmilia aspera by Beauvais (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Turbinolia aspera Sowerby
1974Aulosmilia aspera Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusAulosmiliaAlloiteau 1952
speciesaspera(Sowerby 1832)

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.

Aulosmilia aspera Sowerby 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 07:49:57
Modified: 2008-02-06 09:49:57
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Danian or 93.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Austria (Styria) Aulosmilia aspera (25481 25482)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Aulosmilia aspera (74484)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria Aulosmilia aspera (74895)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia Aulosmilia aspera (68738)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Aulosmilia aspera (67084)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Aulosmilia aspera (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman Aulosmilia aspera (206408)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Aulosmilia aspera (27647)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Aulosmilia sp. (87218)