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Asterosmilia abnormalis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus abnormalis was named by Duncan (1864). It is the type species of Asterosmilia.

It was recombined as Asterosmilia abnormalis by Vaughan (1919) and Dawson (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Trochocyathus abnormalis Duncan
1919Asterosmilia abnormalis Vaughan
2004Asterosmilia abnormalis Dawson p. 51

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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
speciesabnormalis(Duncan 1864)

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 abnormalis Duncan 1864
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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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (93657)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (93686)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (74914)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (93678 93711)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (93654 93687)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (74933)
Zanclean - Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Asterosmilia abnormalis (93655)