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Notocyathus conicus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Citharocyathus conicus was named by Alcock (1902). It is extant.

It was recombined as Notocyathus conicus by Yabe and Eguchi (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Citharocyathus conicus Alcock
1946Notocyathus conicus Yabe and Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusNotocyathusTenison-Woods 1880
speciesconicus(Alcock 1902)

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.

Notocyathus conicus Alcock 1902
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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 Duntroonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) Notocyathus conicus (85548)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand Notocyathus conicus (89126)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Notocyathus conicus (176737)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Notocyathus conicus (85536 85537)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Notocyathus conicus (89108)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Notocyathus conicus (89125)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Philippines Citharocyathus conicus (92586)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Citharocyathus conicus (84452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Citharocyathus conicus (92589)