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Trochocyathus mitratus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy

Turbinolia mitrata nobis was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

T. affinis, T. gajensis, T. nummiformis, T. nummuliticus, T. rawsoni, T. durhami, T. elongatus

Synonyms

Protrochocyathus septempartitus was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ampasindava, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in Madagascar.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Notocyathus morozi was named by Kuzmicheva (1975).

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Asterosmilia sakalavensis was named by Alloiteau (1951).

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Trochocyathus haunsbergensis was named by Traub (1938). Its type locality is Mt. Haunsberg, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone/marl in the Oiching Formation of Austria.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Trochocyathus dakotaensis was named by Vaughan (1920). Its type locality is Kayser-Leith area, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal shale/limestone in the Lance Formation of North Dakota.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Trochocyathus neumani was named by Vaughan (1920). Its type locality is Kayser-Leith area, which is in a Maastrichtian coastal shale/limestone in the Lance Formation of North Dakota.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Trochocyathus matleyi was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Blue Mountain Peak, which is in a Maastrichtian marine mudstone in Jamaica.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Paracyathus kangpaensis was named by Wu (1975). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Trochocyathus corbicula was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Jhirk, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian reef, buildup or bioherm horizon in Pakistan.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochocyathus mitratus by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1826	Turbinolia mitrata nobis Goldfuss
1880	Trochocyathus corbicula Duncan
1920	Trochocyathus dakotaensis Vaughan
1920	Trochocyathus neumani Vaughan
1934	Trochocyathus matleyi Wells
1938	Trochocyathus haunsbergensis Traub
1951	Asterosmilia sakalavensis Alloiteau
1958	Protrochocyathus septempartitus Alloiteau
1975	Notocyathus morozi Kuzmicheva
1975	Paracyathus kangpaensis Wu
2008	Trochocyathus mitratus Baron-Szabo

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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	Caryophylliicae	Gray 1847
family	Caryophylliidae	Gray 1847
genus	Trochocyathus	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
species	mitratus	(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

†Trochocyathus mitratus Goldfuss 1826

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Invalid names: Asterosmilia sakalavensis Alloiteau 1951 [synonym], Notocyathus morozi Kuzmicheva 1975 [synonym], Paracyathus kangpaensis Wu 1975 [synonym], Protrochocyathus septempartitus Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Trochocyathus corbicula Duncan 1880 [synonym], Trochocyathus dakotaensis Vaughan 1920 [synonym], Trochocyathus haunsbergensis Traub 1938 [synonym], Trochocyathus matleyi Wells 1934 [synonym], Trochocyathus neumani Vaughan 1920 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Grouping:

solitaryf

Clonal:

yesf

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesg

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalg

Diet:

microcarnivoreg

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2004-02-28 11:37:19

Modified:

2009-10-10 09:42:04

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

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Chattian or 100.50000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	China (Xizang)	Paracyathus kangpaensis (74284)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	China (Xizang)	Paracyathus kangpaensis (74285 126878)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	Trochocyathus matleyi (88526)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Madagascar (Antsiranana)	Protrochocyathus septempartitus (86516)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Asterosmilia sakalavensis (86511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (North Dakota)	Trochocyathus dakotaensis, Trochocyathus neumani (87483)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Ukraine (Cherkaska)	Notocyathus morozi (77069)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	Austria (Salzburg)	Trochocyathus haunsbergensis (84335)
Selandian - Thanetian	61.6 - 56.0	Pakistan (Sind)	Trochocyathus corbicula (11289)
Late/Upper Paleocene	58.7 - 55.8	USA (Virginia)	Trochocyathus clarkeanus (87832)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Hungary	Trochocyathus mitratus (124415)