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Acrocyathus utkae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acrocyathidae

Taxonomy
Eolithostrotionella utkae was named by Degtyarev (1973).

It was recombined as Acrocyathus utkae by Sando (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Eolithostrotionella utkae Degtyarev p. 192 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1a, b
1983Acrocyathus utkae Sando p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyAcrocyathidae
genusAcrocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
speciesutkae(Degtyarev 1973)

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.

Acrocyathus utkae Degtyarev 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Cerioid Acrocyathus with corallite diameter 1 to 15 mm and 22 to 25 major septa that ap-proach the columella but ordinarily do not reach it and seldom extend into the dissepimentarium. Minor septa absent. Columella composed of a thickened axial plate commonly joined by counter and cardinal septa, septal lamellae, and concentric traces of upturned tabulae in transverse section. Dissepimentarium composed of 1 to 3 rows of large inflated dissepiments. Tabulae complete conical to nearly horizontal, and spaced about 0.5 m~ apart. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter about 0.6. Mode of increase unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available