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Guyniidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy

Guyniidae was named by Hickson (1910).

It was assigned to Flabellicae by Wells (1956).

Subtaxa

Cyathosmilia, Guynia, Onchotrochus, Pourtalocyathus, Schizocyathus, Stenocyathus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1910	Guyniidae Hickson
1956	Guyniidae Wells

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Caryophylliina	(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamily	Flabellicae	Bourne 1905
family	Guyniidae	Hickson 1910
family	Guyniidae	Hickson 1910

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.

Fm. †Guyniidae Hickson 1910

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G. †Cyathosmilia Tenison-Woods 1878

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†Cyathosmilia velata Dennant 1902

G. Guynia Duncan 1837

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Guynia annulata Duncan 1872

G. †Onchotrochus Duncan 1870

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†Onchotrochus carteri Duncan 1869

†Onchotrochus hatifnatus Stolarski and Eliasova 1997

†Onchotrochus serpentinus Duncan 1870

G. †Palaeopsammia Wanner 1902

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†Palaeopsammia cardabiaensis Jell et al. 2011

†Palaeopsammia collignoni Alloiteau 1958

†Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900

Invalid names: Caryophyllia jasmundi Wanner 1902 [synonym], Dasmosmilia spissa Squires 1958 [synonym], Diegosmilia complanata Collignon 1931 [synonym], Kumbiopsammia besairiei Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Palaeopsammia fastigiata Kühn 1933 [synonym], Palaeopsammia multiformis Wanner 1902 [synonym], Steriphonotrochus leithensis Vaughan 1920 [synonym], Thecocyathus aegyptiacus Wanner 1902 [synonym]

†Palaeopsammia zljebinensis Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981

Invalid names: Diegosmilia Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Kumbiopsammia Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Sakalavicyathus Alloiteau 1958 [synonym]

G. Pourtalocyathus Cairns 1979

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†Pourtalocyathus hispidus Pourtales 1878

G. Schizocyathus Pourtales 1874

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†Schizocyathus daschsalachlyensis Kuzmicheva 1987

Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales 1874

G. Stenocyathus Pourtales 1871

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†Stenocyathus alabamiensis Wells 1947

†Stenocyathus hoffmeisteri Wells 1976

Stenocyathus vermiformis Pourtales 1868

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Grouping:

solitaryf

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marinef

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Comments:

microcarnivorf

Created:

2008-01-26 09:11:37

Modified:

2008-01-26 11:21:05

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 139.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma

Collections (79 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous	145.0 - 66.0	Iran (Fars)	Palaeopsammia zitteli (233243)
Valanginian	139.8 - 132.9	Hungary	Palaeopsammia zljebinensis (25151)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian	129.4 - 122.46	Serbia and Montenegro	Palaeopsammia zljebinensis (74793)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	Greece	Palaeopsammia mitsinjoensis (34719)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Paratrochocyathus crassus (86497)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	USA (New Mexico)	Diegosmilia complanata (35099)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Kingdom (England)	Onchotrochus serpentinus (81003 81060 81061)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Madagascar (Antsiranana)	Diegosmilia complanata (86509)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Ukraine	Onchotrochus carteri (77088)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Czech Republic	Onchotrochus hatifnatus (35153 35158)
Piripauan	85.8 - 83.5	New Zealand	Dasmosmilia spissa (78400)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	Oman	Diegosmilia complanata (206408)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	United Arab Emirates	Palaeopsammia zitteli (67456)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Turkmenistan	Palaeopsammia multiformis (86795)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Libya	Trochocyathus epicharis (87599)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Madagascar (Antsiranana)	Palaeopsammia sp., Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli, Kumbiopsammia besairiei (86516)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Sakalavicyathus collignoni, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli (86512) Sakalavicyathus collignoni, Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli (86511)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Iran	Palaeopsammia fastigiata (87113)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Palaeopsammia sp., Palaeopsammia cardabiaensis (123004)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Stenocyathus alabamiensis (123578)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (North Dakota)	Steriphonotrochus leithensis (87483)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Egypt	Caryophyllia jasmundi, Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli, Thecocyathus aegyptiacus (86950) Palaeopsammia multiformis, Kumbiopsammia besairiei, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca, Bathypsammia cleopatrae (87218)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Azerbaijan	Schizocyathus daschsalachlyensis (86777)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Turkmenistan	Caryophyllia jasmundi (86695)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.2	USA (Alabama)	Stenocyathus sp. (35081)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.2	Egypt	Palaeopsammia multiformis, Palaeopsammia zitteli, Thecocyathus aegyptiacus (87000)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	USA (California)	Trochocyathus zitteli (11118 190769 190771 190772 190777 190781 190784 190785 190788 190790 190800)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	Mexico (Baja California Sur)	Trochocyathus zitteli (43755)
Teurian - Heretaungan	66.0 - 46.2	New Zealand	Dasmosmilia spissa (88996)
Middle Paleocene	61.7 - 58.7	USA (California)	Trochocyathus zitteli (192844 192854)
Selandian	61.6 - 59.2	USA (California)	Trochocyathus zitteli (184016)
Thanetian	59.2 - 56.0	USA (California)	Trochocyathus zitteli (11120 52610 52611 52612 193036)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Egypt	Palaeopsammia zitteli, Pattalophyllia aegyptiaca (169302)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Tonga	Stenocyathus hoffmeisteri (70950)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Australia (Victoria)	Cyathosmilia velata (122437)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Australia (Victoria)	Cyathosmilia velata (122379)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Grenada	Stenocyathus sp. (58656)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene	23.03 - 11.608	Dominican Republic	Pourtalocyathus hispidus (93683)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene	11.608 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Pourtalocyathus hispidus (93619)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Pourtalocyathus hispidus (93610)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Dominican Republic	Pourtalocyathus hispidus (93691 93715) Pourtalocyathus hispidus, Guynia annulata (93640)
Piacenzian	3.6 - 2.588	Panama (Bocas)	Guynia annulata (61341 79772) Schizocyathus fissilis (79794)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Panama	Schizocyathus fissilis (91912)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	Greece	Stenocyathus vermiformis (190371)
Calabrian	1.8 - 0.774	Costa Rica (Limon)	Guynia annulata (79842)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	Greece	Stenocyathus vermiformis (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Greece	Guynia annulata, Stenocyathus vermiformis (124237) Stenocyathus vermiformis (124215 124216 124217)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)	0.129 - 0.0117	Greece	Stenocyathus vermiformis (124208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Italy	Stenocyathus vermiformis (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Egypt	Guynia annulata (124238)