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Cyclophylliidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyclophylliidae was named by Roniewicz (1989). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pachythecaliina by Turnsek (1997); and to Volzeioidea by Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cyclophylliidae Roniewicz
1997Cyclophylliidae Turnsek
2008Cyclophylliidae Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliina()
superfamilyVolzeioideaCuif 1977
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989

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. †Cyclophylliidae Roniewicz 1989
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G. †Cycliphyllia Roniewicz 1989
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†Cycliphyllia cyclica Schaffer and Senowbari-Daryan 1978
†Cycliphyllia major Roniewicz 1989
G. †Kompsasteria Roniewicz 1989
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†Kompsasteria salinaria Reuss 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia Cyclophyllia raricorallita (68757) Cyclophyllia raricorallita, Cyclophyllia cyclica (68756)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) Thecosmilia cyclica (38148)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Oman Cyclophyllia cyclica (24306)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Kompsasteria oligocystis (80015)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Slovenia Cyclophyllia raricorallita (36566)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18India Retiophyllia cyclica (36386)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Isastrea salinaria (34635 36869)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Retiophyllia cyclica (36815)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovenia Cyclophyllia cyclica (36572)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Cyclophyllia cyclica (38141) Cyclophyllia major (38145) Kompsasteria oligocystis, Cyclophyllia cyclica, Cyclophyllia major (38144)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Cyclophyllia major, Thecosmilia cyclica (36801 36807)