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Asterosmilia alloiteaui

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotrochopsis alloiteaui was named by Alloiteau and Tissier (1958). Its type locality is Mons, Goffint, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Belgium.

It was recombined as Asterosmilia alloiteaui by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Kionotrochus briarti Alloiteau and Tissier
1958Kionotrochus montensis Alloiteau and Tissier
1958Sphenotrochopsis alloiteaui Alloiteau and Tissier
1958Sphenotrochopsis chavani Alloiteau and Tissier
1958Sphenotrochopsis straeleni Alloiteau and Tissier
2008Asterosmilia alloiteaui Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAsterosmiliaDuncan 1867
speciesalloiteaui()

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.

†Asterosmilia alloiteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
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Invalid names: Kionotrochus briarti Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Kionotrochus montensis Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Sphenotrochopsis chavani Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Sphenotrochopsis straeleni Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Sphenotrochopsis alloiteaui, Sphenotrochopsis chavani, Sphenotrochopsis straeleni, Kionotrochus briarti, Kionotrochus montensis (type locality: 76893)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (South central Iran) Asterosmilia alloiteaui (233247)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Yazd) Asterosmilia alloiteaui (233246)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Iran (Nehbandan) Asterosmilia alloiteaui (233245)