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Parasmiliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Parasmiliidae

Taxonomy
Parasmiliidae was named by Alloiteau (1952).

It was assigned to Caryophylliina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Parasmiliidae Alloiteau
1997Parasmiliidae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
familyParasmiliidaeAlloiteau 1952
familyParasmiliidaeAlloiteau 1952

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.

Fm. †Parasmiliidae Alloiteau 1952
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G. †Brachiatusmilia Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
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†Brachiatusmilia fuxeensis Alloiteau and Tissier 1958
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†Chevalierismilia lucerami Barta-Calmus 1973
G. †Conicosmilotrochus Turnsek 1978
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†Conicosmilotrochus caucasicus Kuzmicheva 1981
G. †Tubicora Latham 1929
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†Tubicora aylmeri Gregory 1900
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Invalid names: Sagittastraea piveteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Tubicora somaliensis Latham 1929 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sagittastraea Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 100.50000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Conicosmilotrochus mulerosensis (35099)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan (Kel'badzhar) Conicosmilotrochus caucasicus (86753)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Armenia Conicosmilotrochus caucasicus (86754)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia Conicosmilotrochus stranicensis, Conicosmilotrochus strictus (68737) Conicosmilotrochus stranicensis, Conicosmilotrochus strictus, Conicosmilotrochus dentatus (91742)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Brachiatusmilia fuxeensis (76889) Sagittastraea piveteaui (76890)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Somalia Calamophyllia aylmeri (87396)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Somalia Tubicora aylmeri (45854)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Somalia Tubicora somaliensis (71063 71065 71066 71067)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71France (Alpes-Maritimes) Chevalierismilia lucerami (157540)