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Heterocyathus priscus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Heterocyathus priscus was named by Stolarski et al. (2001). Its type locality is Le Gaty, Geraudot, which is in an Albian deep subtidal marl in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Heterocyathus priscus Stolarski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusHeterocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciespriscus

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Heterocyathus priscus Stolarski et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-10-10 08:28:32
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:28:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Albian or 110.10000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Heterocyathus priscus (type locality: 85311)