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Cyclocrinites dactioloides

Chlorophyceae - Dasycladales - Dasycladaceae

Taxonomy
Lunulites dactioloides was named by Owen (1844).

It was recombined as Cyclocrinites dactioloides by Nitecki (1970); it was misspelled as Cyclocrinites dactilioides by Frest et al. (1999).

Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-23

Synonyms
  • Nidulites favus was named by Salter (1851). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Mastopora fava by Currie and Edwards (1943); it was synonymized subjectively with Cyclocrinites dactioloides by Nitecki (1970).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Lunulites dactioloides Owen p. 95
1851Nidulites favus Salter
1943Mastopora fava Currie and Edwards
1970Cyclocrinites dactioloides Nitecki p. 98
1999Cyclocrinites dactilioides Frest et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
classChlorophyceaeKützing 1843
orderDasycladalesKützing 1860
RankNameAuthor
familyDasycladaceaeKutzing 1843
tribeCyclocriniteaePia 1920
genusCyclocrinitesEichwald 1840
speciesdactioloides(Owen 1844)

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.

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Invalid names: Mastopora fava Salter 1851 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitet
Architecture: porouso
Environment: marinet
Locomotion: stationaryt
Attached: yest
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: "photoautotroph"t
Created: 2008-04-08 08:11:39
Modified: 2008-04-08 10:11:39
Source: t = tribe, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Nitecki 1970

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Cyclocrinites dactilioides (26712)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Cyclocrinites dactilioides (26763) Cyclocrinites dactioloides (25015 25016)