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Barysmilia trechmanni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Dichocoenia trechmanni was named by Wells (1934). It is not extant. Its type locality is Catadupa, "Catadupa Beds", which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the "Catadupa Beds" Formation of Jamaica.

It was recombined as Ovalastrea trechmanni by Mitchell (2002); it was recombined as Barysmilia trechmanni by Baron-Szabo (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Dichocoenia trechmanni Wells
2002Barysmilia trechmanni Baron-Szabo
2002Ovalastrea trechmanni Mitchell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusBarysmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciestrechmanni()

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.

Barysmilia trechmanni Wells 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) Dichocoenia trechmanni (type locality: 88337)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Ovalastrea trechmanni (161322 161324 161333 161334)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Barysmilia trechmanni (74810)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Barysmilia trechmanni (27647)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Ovalastrea trechmanni (163010 163013 163029 163079)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Barysmilia trechmanni (27648)