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Cryptocoenia fontserei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae

Taxonomy
Cyathophora fontserei was named by Bataller (1947). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cryptocoenia fontserei by Löser et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. dolfussi, C. kiliani

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Cyathophora pygmaea Volz
1909Polytremacis kiliani Prever
1947Cyathophora fontserei Bataller
1964Orbignycoenia pygmaea Morycowa
1971Cyathophora pygmaea Morycowa
1994Adelocoenia pygmaea Löser
2010Cryptocoenia pygmaea Löser p. 595 fig. 3.8
2013Cryptocoenia fontserei Löser et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyCyathophoridaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusCryptocoeniad'Orbigny 1849
speciesfontserei(Bataller 1947)

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.

†Cryptocoenia fontserei Bataller 1947
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Invalid names: Cyathophora pygmaea Volz 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 05:54:51
Modified: 2008-02-10 07:54:51
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alloiteau and Bernier 1969

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Cenomanian or 125.77000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Poland Orbignycoenia pygmaea (67122 67123)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Bulgaria (Lovech) Cyathophora pygmaea (91676)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Cryptocoenia pygmaea (177726)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Serbia Cyathophora pygmaea (74794 74795 74796 74797)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Slovenia Cyathophora pygmaea (68728 68730)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania Cyathophora pygmaea (69201)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Cryptocoenia pygmaea (84552)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Spain Cryptocoenia pygmaea (82691)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico Confusaforma weyeri (21254)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Adelocoenia pygmaea (94265)