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Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) papakurensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Flabellum papakurense Clarke
1958Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) papakurensis Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusAplocyathus(d'Orbigny 1849)
speciespapakurensis(Clarke 1905)

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.

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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Altonian or 27.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Trochocyathus papakurensis (67855)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Trochocyathus papakurensis (85532)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Trochocyathus papakurensis (89127)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Trochocyathus papakurensis (77491 89023 89103)