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Trochiscolithus

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Palaeoporitidae

Taxonomy
Trochiscolithus was named by Kiaer (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
T. regidus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Trochiscolithus Kiaer
1981Trochiscolithus Hill
2002Trochiscolithus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyPalaeoporitidaeKiaer 1899
genusTrochiscolithusKiaer 1904

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. †Trochiscolithus Kiaer 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Eastonian or 449.50000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) T. sp. (2685)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation T. regidus (78802)