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Rodinosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pachycoeniidae

Taxonomy
Rodinosmilia was named by Beauvais (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 682]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Rodinosmilia Beauvais
2002Rodinosmilia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
familyPachycoeniidaeBeauvais 1975
genusRodinosmilia

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. †Rodinosmilia Beauvais 1986
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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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco R. elegantula (225818)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco R. elegantula (33573)