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Tethocyathus walbersdorfensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Ceratotrochus walbersdorfensis was named by Muckenhuber (1964). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Tethocyathus walbersdorfensis by Muckenhuber (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ceratotrochus walbersdorfensis Prochazka
1964Ceratotrochus walbersdorfensis Muckenhuber
1964Tethocyathus walbersdorfensis Muckenhuber

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTethocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieswalbersdorfensis()

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.

Tethocyathus walbersdorfensis Muckenhuber 1964
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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: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Austria Tethocyathus walbersdorfensis (146399)