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Rennensismilia complanata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy

Turbinolia complanata was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trochosmilia complanata by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849); it was recombined as Phyllosmilia complanata by Beauvais (1974); it was recombined as Rennensismilia complanata by Turnsek (1978).

Synonyms

Trochosmilia raymondi was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Loma Calixto, Camagüey, which is in an Eocene shallow subtidal limestone in Cuba.

It was synonymized subjectively with Rennensismilia complanata by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Trochosmilia didyma was named by de Fromentel (1863).

It was recombined as Rennensismilia didyma by Alloiteau (1952); it was synonymized subjectively with Rennensismilia complanata by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Smilotrochus blanfordi was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Laki Range, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Pakistan.

It was synonymized subjectively with Rennensismilia complanata by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Trochosmilia medlicotti was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Jhirk, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian reef, buildup or bioherm horizon in Pakistan.

It was synonymized subjectively with Rennensismilia complanata by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Trochosmilia dumortieri was named by Haime (1854).

It was recombined as Rennensismilia dumortieri by Beauvais (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Rennensismilia complanata by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1826	Turbinolia complanata Goldfuss
1849	Trochosmilia complanata Milne-Edwards and Haime
1854	Trochosmilia dumortieri Haime
1863	Trochosmilia didyma de Fromentel
1880	Smilotrochus blanfordi Duncan
1880	Trochosmilia medlicotti Duncan
1934	Trochosmilia raymondi Wells
1952	Rennensismilia didyma Alloiteau
1974	Phyllosmilia complanata Beauvais
1978	Rennensismilia complanata Turnsek
1982	Rennensismilia dumortieri Beauvais

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900
suborder	Faviina	Vaughan and Wells 1943

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Faviicae	Gregory 1900
family	Meandrinidae	Gray 1847
subfamily	Euphylliinae	Alloiteau
genus	Rennensismilia	Alloiteau 1952
species	complanata	(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

†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]

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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 93.50000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Campanian	93.9 - 72.1	Georgia	Trochosmilia didyma (91629)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Austria (Styria)	Rennensismilia complanata (25481 25482)
Santonian - Campanian	86.3 - 72.1	Croatia	Rennensismilia complanata (91739)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Austria (Upper Austria)	Rennensismilia complanata (161587)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	Bulgaria	Rennensismilia didyma (67573)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Bulgaria	Rennensismilia didyma (67569 67574)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Serbia and Montenegro	Rennensismilia didyma (79222)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Pakistan (Sind)	Smilotrochus blanfordi (11288)
Selandian - Thanetian	61.6 - 56.0	Pakistan (Sind)	Trochosmilia medlicotti (11289)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Cuba	Trochosmilia raymondi (77046)