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Platycyathus eburnensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Platycyathus eburnensis was named by Barta-Calmus (1969). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Falaises de Fresco, region CD (Kraïébouèn), which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Falaises de Fresco Formation of Cote D'Ivoire.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Platycyathus eburnensis Barta-Calmus p. 822 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,1a,2,2a

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

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.

Platycyathus eburnensis Barta-Calmus 1969
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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: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:03
Modified: 2004-02-29 17:30:03
Source: subg = subgenus, g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cote D'Ivoire Platycyathus eburnensis (type locality: 209337)