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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!
