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Eusmilia carrizensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Eusmilia carrizensis was named by Vaughan (1917). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 7616 Barrett Canyon, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Imperial Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Eusmilia carrizensis Vaughan
2005Eusmilia carrizensis López-Pérez p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
genusEusmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescarrizensis

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.

†Eusmilia carrizensis Vaughan 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Eusmilia carrizensis (type locality: 124512)