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Archaeosmilia
Taxonomy
Archaeosmilia was named by Melnikova (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 682,919]. It is not extant. Its type is Archaeosmilia beata. It is the type genus of Archaeosmiliidae.
It was assigned to Zardinophyllidae by Beauvais (1986); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeosmiliidae by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2020).
It was assigned to Zardinophyllidae by Beauvais (1986); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeosmiliidae by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2020).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1975 | Archaeosmilia Melnikova |
| 1986 | Archaeosmilia Beauvais |
| 2002 | Archaeosmilia Sepkoski |
| 2020 | Archaeosmilia Melnikova and Roniewicz |
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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.
G. †Archaeosmilia Melnikova 1975
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†Archaeosmilia beata Melnikova 1975
†Archaeosmilia brevis Melnikova 1989
†Archaeosmilia duncani Melnikova 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 228.00000 to 183.00000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norian - Rhaetian | Slovenia | A. sp. (36565) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Afghanistan (Ghowr) | A. duncani (87749) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Tajikistan | A. beata (67014 151314) | |
| Hettangian - Sinemurian | Morocco | A. sp., A. sp. 2 (33568) | |
| Sinemurian | Afghanistan | A. duncani (214315 214316) | |
| Sinemurian | Morocco | A. subrecta (33571) | |
| Pliensbachian | Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) | A. brevis (234057) | |
| Late/Upper Pliensbachian | Morocco | A. menchikoffi, A. sp., A. beata (33573) |