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Placotrochus texanus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Parasmilia texana was named by Vaughan (1903). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Placotrochus texanus by Wells (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Parasmilia texana Vaughan
1933Placotrochus texanus Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusPlacotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciestexanus(Vaughan 1903)

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.

Placotrochus texanus Vaughan 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Folds: majorg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:29:36
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:29:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Placotrochus texanus (123262 123263)