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Coenocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Coenocyathus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Coenocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Coenocyathus Wells
2002Coenocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCoenocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Coenocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Coenocyathus anthophyllites Edwards and Haime 1848
Coenocyathus hannibali Durham 1942
Coenocyathus simplex Chevalier 1961
Coenocyathus taurinensis d'Achiardi 1868
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: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 38.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) C. hannibali (91613)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran C. anthophyllites (25257)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy C. cylindricus, C. taurinensis, C. simplex (70450)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic C. degenerans, C. depauperatus, C. taurinensis (88803)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco C. anthophyllites (161391)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) C. anthophyllites (84304)