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Acrocyathus unicus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acrocyathidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) unicum was named by Yabe and Hayasaka (1915).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) unicum Yabe and Hayasaka p. 133
1983Acrocyathus unicus Sando p. 22

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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
speciesunicus(Yabe and Hayasaka 1915)

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 unicus Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Cerioid Acrocyathus? with corallite diameter averaging 7 mm and about 22 to 26 major sep-ta that approach the columella but seldom reaeh it and seldom extend into the dissepimentarium. Minor septa well developed. Columella seemingly a simple axial plate augmented by a few axial tabellae and septal ]ameBae. Dissepimentarium composed of 1 to 3 rows of large in-flated dissepiments. Tabulae complete, conical, and spaced 6 to 7 in 2 mm. Ratio of tabularium width to cor-allite diameter about 0.5. 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