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Progyrosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Progyrosmilia was named by Wells (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was assigned to Eusmiliinae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Meandrinidae by Kiessling (2004).

Synonyms
  • Coelocoenia was named by Gerth (1923). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Progyrosmilia by Wells (1937).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Coelocoenia Gerth
1937Progyrosmilia Wells
1956Progyrosmilia Wells
2002Progyrosmilia Sepkoski
2004Progyrosmilia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
genusProgyrosmiliaWells 1937

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. †Progyrosmilia Wells 1937
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†Progyrosmilia vacua Gerth 1923
Invalid names: Coelocoenia Gerth 1923 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Iran P. vacua (25254)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) Coelocoenia torulosa, Coelocoenia vacua (62859)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Coelocoenia vacua (108810) P. vacua (109170)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran (Kerman) Dichocoenia torulosa (87114 87117)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Coelocoenia torulosa, Coelocoenia vacua (108813) Coelocoenia vacua (108814 109128)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan Coelocoenia sp., Coelocoenia vacua (63134)