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Ceratotrochus supracretacea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Ceratotrochus supracretacea was named by Hennig (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ceratotrochus supracretacea Hennig
1927Ceratotrochus polonicus Siemiradzki
1987Ceratotrochus rengarteni Kuzmicheva

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCeratotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciessupracretaceaHennig 1899

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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Invalid names: Ceratotrochus polonicus Siemiradzki 1927 [synonym], Ceratotrochus rengarteni Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:13:07
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:13:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Axocyathus punctatus (87561)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Ceratotrochus polonicus (87049)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Kazakhstan Ceratotrochus rengarteni (86752)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Russian Federation (Krasnodarskiy Kray) Ceratotrochus rengarteni (86751)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Turkmenistan Ceratotrochus rengarteni (86697)