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Cyathoseris lophiophora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Cyathoseris lophiophora was named by Felix (1921). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karang Mumus River, K. 176, Borneo, which is in a Miocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Cyathoseris lophiophora Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusCyathoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
specieslophiophora

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: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia Cyathoseris lophiophora (109010)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Cyathoseris lophiophora (25257)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (East Kalimantan) Cyathoseris lophiophora (type locality: 110020)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) Cyathoseris lophiophora (45341)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Cyathoseris lophiophora (45343 45344)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Cyathoseris lophiophora (45334 45339)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indonesia Cyathoseris lophiophora (42739)