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Parasmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Cylicosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1848Parasmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Parasmilia Wells p. F428
1960Plesiocaryophyllia Alloiteau
2002Parasmilia Sepkoski
2002Plesiocaryophyllia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyParasmilinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusParasmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Parasmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Parasmilia altavillensis Defrance 1817
Parasmilia aptiensis Pictet and Renevier 1858
Parasmilia austinensis Roemer 1888
Parasmilia bullardi Wells 1932
Parasmilia centralis Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Parasmilia cylindracea de Fromentel 1863 [synonym], Parasmilia granulata Duncan 1869 [synonym], Parasmilia helenae Rozkowska 1955 [synonym]
Parasmilia crnikalensis Kolosvary 1966
Parasmilia cyensis Jell et al. 2011
Parasmilia cylindrica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Parasmilia elliptica Siemiradzki 1927
Parasmilia elongata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Parasmilia fittoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Parasmilia flindersensis Dennant 1904
Parasmilia hermani Dennant 1902
Parasmilia jusani Chevalier 1956
Parasmilia leganyii Kolosvary 1956
Parasmilia lindstroemi Hennig 1899
Parasmilia lucens Dennant 1904
Parasmilia ludoviciana Vaughan 1900
Parasmilia montaldoensis Chevalier 1961
Parasmilia taurinensis Chevalier 1961
Invalid names: Cylicosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym], Plesiocaryophyllia Alloiteau 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:28:01
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:28:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Tortonian or 150.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. jurassica (23904)
Early/Lower Aptian125.45 - 122.46Switzerland P. aptiensis (2232)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland P. aptiensis (76998)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) P. bullardi (74764)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt P. sp. 2 (98325)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) P. austinensis (123293 123294 123295 123308 123340) P. sp. (82869)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt P. sp. 1, P. sp. 2 (98327)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt P. sp. (161582)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) P. graysonensis (123286)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Ukraine (Luhanska) P. centralis (86770)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Bulgaria P. centralis (67565)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Ukraine P. centralis (77092)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany P. guillieri, P. centralis (74196)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Russian Federation (Bryanskaya Oblast) P. centralis (86771)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Ukraine (Khar'kov) P. centralis (77091)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Bulgaria P. centralis (67563)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) P. sp. (86510)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Ukraine (Lvivska) P. elliptica (87051)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Poland P. compressa, P. fittoni (87052)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany P. multicostata (74484 74485)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Ukraine P. fittoni (77093)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) P. sp. (87602)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan P. cylindrica (86775)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) P. centralis (123002)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Kazakhstan P. centralis (86773)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Ukraine P. biseriata (77095)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkmenistan P. centralis (86772)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany P. centralis (64127 64153 64179)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Ukraine P. fittoni (86776)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Caryosmilia granosa (87600) P. cylindracea (87599) P. granulata (87561)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Senegal (Popenguine) P. sp. (76719)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Krasnodarskiy Kray) P. cylindrica (86774)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan P. biseriata, P. elliptica (86700)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) P. cyensis (123004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark P. cylindrica (67343)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Ukraine P. biseriata (86755)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Austria (Niederösterreich) P. danica (87001)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland P. helenae (87245)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland P. sp. (69604)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Kazakhstan P. helenae (86752)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden (Skane) P. sp. (123003)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt P. sp. (87218)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine (Krym) P. helenae (77071)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France P. lindstroemi (76889)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Italy P. exarata (146612) P. exarata, P. sp. (146598)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Slovenia Cylicosmilia crnikalensis (71666)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Loire-Atlantique) P. altavillensis (122893 122899 122901)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Poland P. sp. (49750)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) P. ludoviciana (88144)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary Cylicosmilia sp. (123905) P. sp., P. acuticristata, Cylicosmilia leganyii, Cylicosmilia altavillensis (123836)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) P. hermani, P. lucens (122437)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) P. crassicostata (91634)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Aquitaine) P. jusani (92231)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) P. flindersensis (122543)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy P. taurinensis (70450)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy P. montaldoensis (70491 70496)