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Eusmilia
Taxonomy
Eusmilia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Eusmiliinae by Wells (1956); to Meandrinidae by Veron (2000); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by López-Pérez (2005).
It was assigned to Eusmiliinae by Wells (1956); to Meandrinidae by Veron (2000); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by López-Pérez (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1848 | Eusmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1956 | Eusmilia Wells |
| 2000 | Eusmilia Veron |
| 2002 | Eusmilia Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Eusmilia López-Pérez p. 84 |
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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. Eusmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Eusmilia bainbridgensis Durham 1942
†Eusmilia carrizensis Vaughan 1917
Eusmilia fastigiata Pallas 1766
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (59 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | E. bainbridgensis (91614 208163) | |
| Chattian | France | E. fastigiata (70067 163836) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Germany (Bayern) | E. sp. (123149) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Dominican Republic | E. sp. (124780) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | E. carrizensis (124512) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene | Costa Rica | E. sp. (71374) | |
| Pliocene | Jamaica | E. fastigata (34540) | |
| Pliocene | Haiti | E. sp. (66809) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Bahamas | E. sp. A (73646 73649) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Costa Rica | E. fastigiata (71419) | |
| Gelasian | Jamaica | E. fastigata (34541) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Jamaica | E. fastigata (34542) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Panama | E. fastigiata (120200 120202 120218 120276 120277 120278 124662) E. sp. (73629) E. sp. A (120274) E. sp. A, E. fastigiata (120273) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Costa Rica | E. fastigiata (71722 71729 71758 71769 71770 124700) E. sp. (71774 73617 73624) | |
| Pleistocene | Dominican Republic | E. fastigata (75424) | |
| Pleistocene | Haiti | E. fastigiata (60881) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Barbados | E. fastigiata (102439) | |
| Middle Pleistocene (interglacial) | Barbados | E. fastigiata (88865) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | E. fastigiata (85457) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Jamaica (Saint Thomas) | E. fastigiata (82858) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Quintana Roo) | E. fastigiata (82821) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) | E. fastigiata (103521 103525 103526 103527 103528 103729 103730) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Colombia | E. fastigiata (102769) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Belize | E. fastigiata (88825) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Bahamas | E. fastigiata (102639) | |
| Holocene | Netherlands Antilles | E. fastigiata (97604) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | E. fastigiata (97609 97610) | |
| Holocene | Dominican Republic | E. fastigiata (97552 97553 97554 97555) | |
| Holocene | USA (Texas) | E. fastigiata (166461) |