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Bathycyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy

Bathycyathus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956), Baron-Szabo (2021).

Species

B. corneti (syn. Monticyathus lehmani, Coronocyathus goffinti), B. laevigatus, B. lloydi (syn. Paracyathus kayserensis, Paracyathus kangiliaensis, Steriphonotrochus manorensis, Paracyathus thomi), B. matheroni, B. piveteaui (syn. Frescocyathus tessieri, Frescocyathus nagagreboensis), B. pulcher, B. termofurae

Synonyms

Steriphonotrochus was named by Vaughan (1900).

It was synonymized subjectively with Bathycyathus by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Vaughan (1920).
Coronocyathus was named by Alloiteau and Tissier (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bathycyathus by Baron-Szabo (2008).

It was assigned to Turbinoliidae by Alloiteau and Tissier (1958); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Frescocyathus was named by Barta-Calmus (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l T Than-u Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bathycyathus by Baron-Szabo (2008).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by Kiessling (2008).
Monticyathus was named by Alloiteau and Tissier (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bathycyathus by Baron-Szabo (2008).

It was assigned to Turbinoliidae by Alloiteau and Tissier (1958); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1900	Steriphonotrochus Vaughan
1920	Steriphonotrochus Vaughan
1956	Bathycyathus Wells
1958	Coronocyathus Alloiteau and Tissier
1958	Monticyathus Alloiteau and Tissier
1969	Frescocyathus Barta-Calmus
2002	Bathycyathus Sepkoski
2002	Coronocyathus Sepkoski
2002	Frescocyathus Sepkoski
2002	Monticyathus Sepkoski
2008	Frescocyathus Kiessling
2021	Bathycyathus Baron-Szabo

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Caryophylliina	(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamily	Caryophyllioidea	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Turbinoliidae	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genus	Bathycyathus	Milne-Edwards and Haime

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. Bathycyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime

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†Bathycyathus corneti Alloiteau and Tissier 1958

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Invalid names: Coronocyathus goffinti Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Monticyathus lehmani Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym]

†Bathycyathus laevigatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850

†Bathycyathus lloydi Vaughan 1920

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Invalid names: Paracyathus kangiliaensis Floris 1972 [synonym], Paracyathus kayserensis Vaughan 1920 [synonym], Paracyathus thomi Vaughan 1920 [synonym], Steriphonotrochus manorensis Wells 1933 [synonym]

†Bathycyathus matheroni Chevalier 1956

†Bathycyathus piveteaui Alloiteau and Tissier 1958

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Invalid names: Frescocyathus nagagreboensis Barta-Calmus 1969 [synonym], Frescocyathus tessieri Barta-Calmus 1969 [synonym]

†Bathycyathus pulcher Vaughan 1900

†Bathycyathus termofurae Chevalier 1961

Invalid names: Coronocyathus Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Frescocyathus Barta-Calmus 1969 [synonym], Monticyathus Alloiteau and Tissier 1958 [synonym], Steriphonotrochus Vaughan 1900 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

solitaryf

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryf

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

microcarnivoref

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2008-02-11 03:20:09

Modified:

2009-11-24 16:12:18

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Burdigalian or 113.20000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (21 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous	143.1 - 66.0	Iran (Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari)	B. lloydi (233111)
Cretaceous	143.1 - 66.0	Iran (Semirom)	B. corneti (233112)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	Austria	B. laevigatus (193916)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Ukraine (Khar'kov)	B. laevigatus (77091)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Ukraine (Donetska)	B. laevigatus (86704)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Ukraine	B. laevigatus (77092)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (North Dakota)	Paracyathus lloydi, Paracyathus thomi, Paracyathus kayserensis (87483)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Steriphonotrochus manorensis (123364)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Greenland	Paracyathus kangiliaensis (69604)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Belgium	Kionotrochus piveteaui, Kionotrochus corneti, Monticyathus lehmani, Coronocyathus goffinti (76893)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	Iran (Sistan and Baluchestan)	B. lloydi (233244)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	Iran (South central Iran)	B. lloydi (233247)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Cote D'Ivoire	Frescocyathus nagagreboensis (209340) Frescocyathus nagagreboensis, Frescocyathus tessieri (78687 209338 209339)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Mississippi)	Steriphonotrochus pulcher (88146)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	France (Aquitaine)	B. matheroni (92231)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Brazil (Para)	B. sp. (65162 84329)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Italy	B. termofurae (70450)