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Cunnolites giganteus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclolites gigantea was named by d'Orbigny (1850).

It was recombined as Cunnolites gigantea by Turnsek (1992); it was recombined as Cunnolites giganteus by Tchechmedjieva (1995).

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

Synonyms
  • Fungia robusta was named by Quenstedt (1881).

    It was recombined as Cyclolites robustus by Kühn (1933); it was recombined as Cunnolites robusta by Baron-Szabo (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Cunnolites giganteus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
  • Cyclolites quenstedti was named by Oppenheim (1930).

    It was recombined as Cunnolites quenstedti by Turnsek (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Cunnolites giganteus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
  • Cyclolites ligeriensis was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851).

    It was recombined as Cunnolites ligeriensis by Turnsek (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Cunnolites giganteus by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cyclolites gigantea d'Orbigny
1851Cyclolites ligeriensis Milne-Edwards and Haime
1881Fungia robusta Quenstedt
1930Cyclolites quenstedti Oppenheim
1933Cyclolites robustus Kühn
1992Cunnolites gigantea Turnsek
1992Cunnolites ligeriensis Turnsek
1992Cunnolites quenstedti Turnsek
1995Cunnolites giganteus Tchechmedjieva
2002Cunnolites robusta Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyCunnolitidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCunnolitesGagnebin 1772
speciesgiganteus(d'Orbigny 1850)

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 giganteus d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Cunnolites ligeriensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [synonym], Cyclolites quenstedti Oppenheim 1930 [synonym], Cyclolites robustus Quenstedt 1881 [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 Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Fars) Cunnolites giganteus (233243)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia Cunnolites robusta (68737 68738 91742)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Serbia and Montenegro Cunnolites gigantea, Cunnolites quenstedti, Cunnolites ligeriensis (79223)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran Cyclolites robustus (87113)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Cunnolites gigantea, Cunnolites quenstedti, Cunnolites ligeriensis (79224)