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Cyathoceras rubescens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathoceras rubescens was named by Moseley (1881).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. demarcqui, C. doderleini, C. galloprovincialis, C. minimaxis, C. tydemani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cyathoceras rubescens Moseley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCyathocerasMoseley 1881
speciesrubescensMoseley 1881

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.

†Cyathoceras rubescens Moseley 1881
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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: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kapitean to the top of the Opoitian or 7.20000 to 3.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kapitean - Opoitian7.2 - 3.7New Zealand Cyathoceras rubescens (89102)