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Paracuifia smithi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracuifia smithi was named by Caruthers and Stanley (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 9536, Fivemile Cove, Gravina Island , which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Nehenta Formation of Alaska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Paracuifia smithi Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusParacuifiaMelnikova 2001
speciessmithi

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.

Paracuifia smithi Caruthers and Stanley , Jr. 2008
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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: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Confusastrea grandissima (type locality: 112242) Paracuifia smithi (82659)