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Stephanosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stephanosmilia was named by Fromentel (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: K l K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 920].

It was assigned to Caryophylliinae by Wells (1956); to Acrosmiliidae by Turnsek (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Stephanosmilia Fromentel
1956Stephanosmilia Wells
1997Stephanosmilia Turnsek
2002Stephanosmilia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStephanosmiliaFromentel 1862

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. †Stephanosmilia Fromentel 1862
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Stephanosmilia polydectes Kolosvary 1954
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: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 83.50000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia S. polydectes (91742)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) S. madagascariensis (86519)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy S. dachiardi (75454)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary S. annulata (123836 123843) S. sp. (123840) S. sp., S. annulata (123837)