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Cunnolites orbignyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cunnolitidae

Taxonomy
Cyclolites orbignyi was named by de Fromentel (1864).

It was recombined as Cunnolites orbignyi by Turnsek (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cyclolites orbignyi de Fromentel
1978Cunnolites orbignyi Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyCunnolitidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCunnolitesGagnebin 1772
speciesorbignyi(de Fromentel 1864)

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 orbignyi de Fromentel 1864
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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 Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia Cunnolites orbignyi (91740)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia Cunnolites orbignyi (68735 68738 91742)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Saudi Arabia Cunnolites orbignyi (85305)