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Acrocyathus proliferus
Taxonomy
Lithostrotion proliferum was named by Hall in Hall and Whitney (1858).
It was recombined as Acrocyathus proliferus by Sando (1983).
It was recombined as Acrocyathus proliferus by Sando (1983).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Lithostrotion proliferum Hall in Hall and Whitney p. 668 figs. pl.24, figs. 6a-c |
| 1983 | Acrocyathus proliferus Sando p. 20 figs. Plate 15; plate 16, figures 1, 3, 4 |
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†Acrocyathus proliferus Hall in Hall and Whitney 1858
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. J. Sando 1983 | Fasciculate Acrocyathus with corallite diameter 10 to 25 mm and 26 to 49 major septa. Internal morphology like that of Acrocyathus floriformis, but dissepimentarium is consistently weakly lonsdaleoid. Increase is peripheral. |
Measurements
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Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carboniferous | USA (Georgia) | Lithostrotion proliferum (164685) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | Lithostrotion proliferum (73391 73424) |