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Rennensismilia flabellum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Trochosmilia flabellum was named by de Fromentel (1863).

It was recombined as Meandrosmilia flabellum by Alloiteau (1952); it was recombined as Rennensismilia flabellum by Kiessling (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Trochosmilia flabellum de Fromentel
1952Meandrosmilia flabellum Alloiteau
2014Rennensismilia flabellum Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyEuphylliinaeAlloiteau
genusRennensismiliaAlloiteau 1952
speciesflabellum(de Fromentel 1863)

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.

Rennensismilia flabellum de Fromentel 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Ribbing: majorg
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:31:25
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:31:25
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Santonian or 85.80000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Azerbaijan Meandrosmilia flabellum (86694)