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Trochosmilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Trochosmilia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Montlivaltiidae by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Trochosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1949Edwardsosmilia Alloiteau
1956Edwardsosmilia Wells
2002Edwardsosmilia Sepkoski
2002Trochosmilia Sepkoski
2006Trochosmilia Baron-Szabo p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusTrochosmiliaMilne-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. †Trochosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Subg. †Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia) d'Orbigny 1849
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Ellipsosmilia circumvelata Quenstedt 1852
Ellipsosmilia rugosa Milaschewitsch 1876
Trochosmilia arguta Reuss 1868
Trochosmilia asiatica Kuzmicheva 1982
Trochosmilia beyrichi Felix 1884
Trochosmilia camura Stoliczka 1873
Trochosmilia corniculum Michelin 1846
Trochosmilia cristata Duncan 1880
Trochosmilia faujasi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Cyathoceras ellipticus Wu 1975 [synonym]
Trochosmilia lorioli Koby 1895
Trochosmilia minuta Reuss 1868
Trochosmilia moorei Wells 1933
Trochosmilia multisinuosa Michelin 1846
Trochosmilia oldhami Duncan 1880
Trochosmilia orientalis Eguchi 1951
Trochosmilia osensis Vidal 1921
Trochosmilia persica Kühn 1933
Invalid names: Edwardsosmilia Alloiteau 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 150.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ellipsosmilia circumvelata (34398) Ellipsosmilia circumvelata, Ellipsosmilia rugosa (23904)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0Iran (Fars) T. sp. (233243)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Japan (Miyagi) T. orientalis (91349)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) T. meyeri (1841)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Egypt T. cretacea (151613)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Uzbekistan T. asiatica (85420)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland T. lorioli (76997)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Rennensismilia stainbrooki (37561)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3Greece Ellipsosmilia sp. (64243)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) T. stainbrooki (123287 123288 123289)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Rennensismilia stainbrooki (35097)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) T. sp. (58637)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Rennensismilia stainbrooki (35099)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Poitou-Charentes) Ellipsosmilia cornucopiae (87797)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Antsiranana) Ellipsosmilia tetracycla (86509)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Serbia and Montenegro T. sp. (79218)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Ellipsosmilia cornucopia (73862 73863)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) T. moorei (123409)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Poland T. costata (87052)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain (Cataluna) T. osensis (88326)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Croatia Ellipsosmilia sp. (11410)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Jammu and Kashmir) T. camura (87602)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xizang) Cyathoceras ellipticus (74285)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Ellipsosmilia sp., T. sp. (67455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro T. sp., T. transitoria (87672)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine T. cernua (87049)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran T. brevicula (87113)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Edwardsosmilia faujasi (85268 85271 85272 85273)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) T. cristata, T. elongata, T. typica (11289)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) T. inauris (3113)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Placosmilia multisinuosa (227866)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Papua New Guinea T. sp. (70667)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Italy T. sp. (146598)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Slovenia Placosmilia multisinuosa (71666)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy T. rosatii, Placosmiliopsis multisinuosus, Placosmilia multisinuosa (75454)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0North Atlantic (Saint Barthélemy) T. sp. (71118)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia T. alpina (124371) T. cocchii, T. alpina (124308)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Pakistan T. varicosa, T. dharanensis, T. oldhami (11291)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) T. multisinuosa (10703)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine T. corniculum (77068)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Croatia T. multilobata, Placosmilia multisinuosa (87473)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary T. sp., T. brachipoda, T. acutimargo (123837) T. sp., T. brachipoda, T. oldhami (123836)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Hungary T. sp. (124375)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Italy (Veneto) T. minuta, T. arguta (91634)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Slovenia T. sp. (87472)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran Placosmiliopsis multisinuosus (41075)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) T. progoensis (62860)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran (Kerman) T. delicatissima, T. persica (87114)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran T. progoensis (25257) T. sp. (25256)