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Coelosmilia texana

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia texana was named by Conrad (1857). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Trochosmilia texana by Felix (1914); it was recombined as Dungulia texana by Shimer and Shrock (1944); it was recombined as Coelosmilia texana by Wells (1933) and Turnsek et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Turbinolia texana Conrad
1869Turbinolia texana Gabb p. 276
1914Trochosmilia texana Felix
1933Coelosmilia texana Wells
1944Dungulia texana Shimer and Shrock
2003Coelosmilia texana Turnsek et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCoelosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
speciestexana(Conrad 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.

Coelosmilia texana Conrad 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-10-05 07:08:39
Modified: 2007-10-05 09:08:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Albian or 109.00000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Coelosmilia texana (37561)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Coelosmilia texana (123287 123288 123289 123290 123291 123292 123293 123294)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Coelosmilia texana (35096)