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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Discussion

Lamarck (1801) is the authority for the genus Caryophyllia. I have not been able to track down who first created a type subgenus Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) for the genus.

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Taxonomy
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) was named by Lamarck (1801). It is not extant. Its type is Madrepora cyathus.

It was assigned to Caryophyllia by Lamarck (1801).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Lamarck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
subgenusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801

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.

Subg. †Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) Lamarck 1801
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Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus Ellis and Solander 1786
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:12:28
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:12:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 41.03000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.1 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (Auckland) Caryophyllia clavus (85549)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89021 89026)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (64747)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89007)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89085)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89086)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89087)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89100)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Hungary Caryophyllia verrucosa, Caryophyllia leptaxis (240128)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89099)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89083)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Caryophyllia peloritana (70497)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (84912 89139)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Caryophyllia clavus (71079)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58New Zealand Caryophyllia clavus (89089)