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Cunnolites scutellum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclolites scutellum was named by Reuss (1854).

It was recombined as Cunnolites scutellum by Baron-Szabo (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. felixi, C. trifurcata, C. depressa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Cyclolites scutellum Reuss
1873Cyclolites faecata Stoliczka
1880Cyclolites crenulata Dunca
1953Cunnolites faecata Pasic
2002Cunnolites scutellum Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyCunnolitidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCunnolitesGagnebin 1772
speciesscutellum(Reuss 1854)

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.

†Cunnolites scutellum Reuss 1854
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Invalid names: Cunnolites faecata Stoliczka 1873 [synonym], Cyclolites crenulata Dunca 1880 [synonym]
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: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:14:11
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:14:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Thanetian or 100.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Fars) Cunnolites scutellum (233243)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Cyclolites scutellum (87060)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia Cunnolites faecata (68735) Cunnolites scutellum, Cunnolites faecata (68738)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greece Cunnolites scutellum (64308)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Serbia Cunnolites scutellum, Cunnolites faecata (79223)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xizang) Micrabacia disca (74285 74289)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran Cyclolites scutellum (87113)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Cunnolites faecata (67569)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Cyclolites crenulata (11289)