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Axosmilia benoisti

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Pleurosmilia benoisti was named by Koby (1906). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMB-D6436-6441 and MNHN-F-B47506 (Syntypes).

It was recombined as Axosmilia benoisti by Beauvais (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pleurosmilia benoisti Koby
1972Axosmilia benoisti Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusAxosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbenoisti(Koby 1906)

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.

Axosmilia benoisti Koby 1906
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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: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Modified: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2014

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Centre) Axosmilia benoisti (85965)