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Aulocystis

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Aulocystidae

Taxonomy
Aulocystis was named by Schlüter (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aulocystidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. hitoeganensis, A. incrustans, A. procumbens, A. transitorius, A. wendti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Aulocystis Schlüter
1981Aulocystis Hill
2002Aulocystis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilyAuloporoidea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
familyAulocystidaeSokolov 1950
genusAulocystisSchlüter 1885

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.

G. †Aulocystis Schlüter 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 423.00000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Japan A. hitoeganensis (61142)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) A. sp. (491)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) A. sp. (590)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation A. sp. (23694)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7Canada (Yukon) A. sp. (101479)
Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian419.2 - 382.7USA (Alaska) A. sp. (101487)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9USA (Alaska) A. sp. (100995)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco A. sp. (63041)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco A. reptata, A. sp. (208263)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Kentucky) A. procumbens (76992)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) A. sp. (9527 9528 9529 9530 9531 9532 9533 9534 9535 9536)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Pennsylvania) A. sp. (74998)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Indiana) A. incrustans (5706)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) A. transitorius (5708)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) A. sp. (91225)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) A. nobilis, A. procumbens (5702)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Kentucky) A. auloporoidea, A. jacksoni, A. transitorius (5709)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany A. sp. (60151)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco A. sp. (74491)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) A. auloporoidea, A. jacksoni, A. lucasensis (38475) A. jacksoni, A. lucasensis (38476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) A. commensalis, A. cooperi (8728) A. commensalis, A. dichotoma (8723) A. dichotoma (8715 8722 8725 8732 8735 8736 8737 8739 74984) A. dichotoma, A. jacksoni (8716 8717 8724) A. jacksoni (8718 8726 8727) A. sp. (8759 8760 8764 8765 8766 8767 8769 8770 8771 8772 8779 8780 8786 8787 8788 8789 8790 8791 8793 8794 8795 8796 8797 8798 8799 8811 8924 8925 8926 8927 8929 9354 9356 9360 9363 9368 9369 9370 9371)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) A. flabellata (6719)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) A. auloporidea, A. lucasensis (66001) A. auloporidea, A. lucasensis, A. jacksoni (55670) A. jacksoni (66054) A. lucasensis (55717 65999 66000 66003) A. lucasensis, A. jacksoni (55606)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) A. auloporoidea (38450 38452 38453 38456 38469 81857) A. auloporoidea, A. flabellata, A. jacksoni (38455) A. auloporoidea, A. jacksoni, A. lucasensis (38457) A. auloporoidea, A. lucasensis (38454) A. auloporoides (38451) A. flabellata (38458 38460 38462 38463 38464) A. jacksoni, A. lucasensis (38477)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (38405)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France A. jurkowicensis (38681) A. sp. (38683)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland A. tikhyi (82666)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Vietnam A. polonicus (83340)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4France A. sp. (38687 38690)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian383.7 - 379.5Poland A. tikhyi (82612)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Poland A. tikhyi (82611 82658)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland A. tikhyiformis (61840)