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Parasmilia
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Parasmilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Parasmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (4.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Caryophylliidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Caryophyllia altavillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cylicosmilia crnikalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cylicosmilia leganyii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Madrepora centralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasmilia altavillensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia aptiensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia austinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia bullardi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia centralis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia compressa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasmilia conica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasmilia cornucopiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasmilia costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parasmilia crassicostata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Parasmilia crnikalensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia cyensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia cylindrica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia elliptica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia fittoni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Parasmilia flindersensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Parasmilia graysonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia hermani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia jusani species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Parasmilia leganyii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia lindstroemi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parasmilia lucens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia ludoviciana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Parasmilia montaldoensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Parasmilia taurinensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1848 | Cylicosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1848 | Parasmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1956 | Parasmilia Wells p. F428 |
1960 | Plesiocaryophyllia Alloiteau |
2002 | Parasmilia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Plesiocaryophyllia Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!