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Caryophyllia mediavia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia mediavia was named by Vaughan and Popenoe (1935). It is not extant. Its type locality is USGS 10527 Colorado River, which is in a Danian coastal claystone in the Wills Point Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. antillarum, C. communis, C. gajensis, C. laevigata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Caryophyllia dumblei Vaughan and Popenoe
1935Caryophyllia mediavia Vaughan and Popenoe
1972Caryophyllia agatdalensis Floris

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
speciesmediavia

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.

†Caryophyllia mediavia Vaughan and Popenoe 1935
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Invalid names: Caryophyllia agatdalensis Floris 1972 [synonym], Caryophyllia dumblei Vaughan and Popenoe 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height294.531.3021.03.904.44

Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:12:28
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:12:28
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 (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Greenland Caryophyllia agatdalensis (69611)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Caryophyllia agatdalensis (69613)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Caryophyllia dumblei (5598 91812 91833 98794 109601 122545 122546 122610 122616 122618 122647) Caryophyllia mediavia (122611 122617) Caryophyllia mediavia, Caryophyllia dumblei (5595 109589 type locality: 122612 122613)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Azerbaijan Caryophyllia agatdalensis (86696)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Egypt Asterosmilia aliquantula (87218)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Caryophyllia dumblei (98733 108436) Caryophyllia mediavia (98795 109600) Caryophyllia mediavia, Caryophyllia dumblei (91775)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Caryophyllia dumblei (86307 86329) Caryophyllia mediavia (86237)