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Cycliphyllia major

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophylliidae

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

It was recombined as Cycliphyllia major by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cyclophyllia major Roniewicz
2008Cycliphyllia major Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderPachythecaliinaEliasova 1976
superfamilyVolzeioideaCuif 1977
familyCyclophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusCycliphyllia(Roniewicz 1989)
speciesmajor()

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.

Cycliphyllia major Roniewicz 1989
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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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Cyclophyllia major (36801 36807)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Cyclophyllia major (38144 38145)