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Parapleurosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Zardinophyllidae

Taxonomy
Parapleurosmilia was named by Beauvais (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 682]. Its type is Parapleurosmilia inflata.

It was assigned to Zardinophyllidae by Beauvais (1986); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. inflata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Parapleurosmilia Beauvais
1986Parapleurosmilia Beauvais
2002Parapleurosmelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyZardinophyllidaeMontanaro-Gallitelli 1975
genusParapleurosmiliaBeauvais 1980

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. †Parapleurosmilia Beauvais 1980
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Parapleurosmilia inflata Beauvais 1986
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: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco P. inflata (33588)