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Intersmilia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Intersmiliidae : Intersmilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Intersmilia Eliasova, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cas. Miner. Geol. 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Intersmilia diaboli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Intersmilia djartyrabatica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Intersmilia exigua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1974 | Intersmilia Eliasova |
| 1976 | Intersmilia Melnikova and Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Intersmilia 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!
