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Oppelismilia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Taxonomy
Oppelismilia was named by Duncan (1867). It is not extant. Its type is Oppelismilia gemmans. It is the type genus of Oppelismiliidae.

It was assigned to Stylophyllidae by Roniewicz (1989); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); to Scleractina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oppelismiliidae by Roniewicz (2009).

Species
O. gemmans (type species), O. spectabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Oppelismilia Duncan
1989Oppelismilia Roniewicz
2002Oppelisiilia Sepkoski
2002Oppelisilia Sepkoski
2009Oppelismilia Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusOppelismiliaDuncan 1867

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. †Oppelismilia Duncan 1867
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†Oppelismilia gemmans Duncan 1867
†Oppelismilia spectabilis Melnikova and Roniewicz 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 06:24:47
Modified: 2008-02-05 08:24:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 237.00000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) O. sp. (100517)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Afghanistan O. gemmans, O. spectabilis (214313)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) O. sp., O. gemmans (42201)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Wales) O. brodiei (41816)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Tajikistan O. sp. (151314)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Afghanistan O. gemmans, O. spectabilis (214314 214316) O. spectabilis (214315)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan) O. gemmans (234057)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) O. sp. (33909)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian190.8 - 182.0Italy O. sp. (42479)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1USA (Nevada) O. sp. (42429)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Morocco O. sp. (21261)