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Oppelismilia
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Favina
Superfamily:
Stylophyllicae
Family:
Stylophyllidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Oppelismilia DUNCAN, 1867
Type Species:
O. gemmans
Images
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Fig. 290,1a,b. O. rudis (EMMRICH), U.Trias. (Rhaet.), Aus.; X1 (50). -- Fig. 290,1c. O. rugosa (DUNCAN & WRIGHT), L.Jur., Eng.; transv. sec., X5 (I 92). -- Fig. 290,1d. O. mucronata (DUNCAN), U.Jur., Eng.; septal margin, X3 (192).
Synonyms
Epismilia, Stylophyllopsis, Mollukkia, ?Epismiliopsis, Plesiophyllum
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia-E.Indies-N.Am.-S.Am
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Like Stylophyllum but the trabecular septal spines tend to fuse and form subcompact septal laminae.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Octocorallia
Order:
Scleractinia
Suborder:
Favina
Superfamily:
Stylophyllicae
Family:
Stylophyllidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Oppelismilia DUNCAN, 1867
Type Species:
O. gemmans
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 290,1a,b. O. rudis (EMMRICH), U.Trias. (Rhaet.), Aus.; X1 (50). -- Fig. 290,1c. O. rugosa (DUNCAN & WRIGHT), L.Jur., Eng.; transv. sec., X5 (I 92). -- Fig. 290,1d. O. mucronata (DUNCAN), U.Jur., Eng.; septal margin, X3 (192).
Synonyms
Epismilia, Stylophyllopsis, Mollukkia, ?Epismiliopsis, Plesiophyllum
Geographic Distribution
Eurasia-E.Indies-N.Am.-S.Am
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Like Stylophyllum but the trabecular septal spines tend to fuse and form subcompact septal laminae.