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Fungiacyathidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiacyathidae

Taxonomy
Fungiacyathidae was named by Chevalier (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungiina by Kiessling (2008).

Subtaxa
Fungiacyathus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Fungiacyathidae Chevalier
2008Fungiacyathidae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyFungiacyathidaeChevalier 1987
familyFungiacyathidaeChevalier 1987

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. Fungiacyathidae Chevalier 1987
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G. Fungiacyathus Sars 1872
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Invalid names: Brachycyathus daniensis Wanner 1902 [synonym], Fungiacyathus antarcticus Felix 1909 [synonym], Fungiacyathus larseni Felix 1909 [synonym]
†Fungiacyathus euaensis Wells 1976
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Invalid names: Bathyactis kikaiensis Yabe and Eguchi 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 13:58:53
Modified: 2008-02-16 15:58:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Fungiacyathus deltoidophorus (234583)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) Fungiacyathus sp. (123004)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica Fungiacyathus deltoidophorus, Fungiacyathus larseni, Fungiacyathus antarcticus (11304)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt Brachycyathus daniensis (86950)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Egypt Brachycyathus daniensis (87000)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Tonga Fungiacyathus euaensis (70950)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Bathyactis beaumariensis (122478) Bathyactis excelsa (122348)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Grenada Fungiacyathus symmetricus (58644)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Bathyactis beaumariensis (122477) Bathyactis excelsa (122380)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy (Matera) Fungiacyathus sp. (84303)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) Bathyactis palifera (92647)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Fungiacyathus fragilis (84452) Fungiacyathus stephanus, Fungiacyathus fragilis (84453)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Bathyactis symmetrica, Bathyactis kikaiensis (92589)