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Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia pyramidata was named by Michelotti (1838).

It was recombined as Trochocyathus pyramidatus by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848); it was recombined as Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus by Chevalier (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Turbinolia pyramidata Michelotti
1848Trochocyathus pyramidatus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1961Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) pyramidatus Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusAplocyathus(d'Orbigny 1849)
speciespyramidatus(Michelotti 1838)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 11:37:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:42:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.45000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Trochocyathus pyramidatus (70450)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Trochocyathus pyramidatus (70491)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Aplocyathus pyramidatus (161391)