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Archaeosmiliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Archaeosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosmiliidae was named by Melnikova (1975). Its type is Archaeosmilia.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2020).

Subtaxa
Archaeosmilia (type genus), Gurumdynia, Pinacomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Archaeosmiliidae Melnikova
2020Archaeosmiliidae Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyArchaeosmiliidaeMelnikova 1975
familyArchaeosmiliidaeMelnikova 1975

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.

Fm. †Archaeosmiliidae Melnikova 1975
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G. †Archaeosmilia Melnikova 1975
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†Archaeosmilia beata Melnikova 1975
†Archaeosmilia brevis Melnikova 1989
†Archaeosmilia duncani Melnikova 1975
G. †Gurumdynia Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
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†Gurumdynia gracilis Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
G. †Pinacomorpha Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
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†Pinacomorpha apimelos Melnikova and Roniewicz 2020
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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 228.00000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia Archaeosmilia sp. (36565)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Afghanistan (Ghowr) Archaeosmilia duncani (87749)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Morocco Archaeosmilia sp., Archaeosmilia sp. 2 (33568)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Tajikistan Archaeosmilia beata (67014 151314)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Morocco Archaeosmilia subrecta (33571)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Afghanistan Archaeosmilia duncani (214315 214316)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) Archaeosmilia brevis (234057) Gurumdynia gracilis, Pinacomorpha apimelos (234062) Pinacomorpha apimelos (234063)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco Archaeosmilia menchikoffi, Archaeosmilia sp., Archaeosmilia beata (33573)