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Cuifia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Cuifia was named by Melnikova (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coryphylliidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Reimaniphylliidae by Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Species
C. columnaris, C. marmorea
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. gigantella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Cuifia Melnikova
1997Cuifia Turnsek
2002Cuifia Sepkoski
2008Cuifia Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusCuifiaMelnikova 1975

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. †Cuifia Melnikova 1975
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†Cuifia columnaris Roniewicz 1995
†Cuifia marmorea Frech 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia C. columnaris (68752)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Montlivaltia marmorea (100412) Montlivaultia marmorea (144388)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) C. marmorea (82659)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia C. columnaris (68762 68764)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria C. marmorea (85472)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste Montlivaltia marmorea (21166)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Iran (Isfahan) C. gigantella, C. columnaris (138967)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Montlivaltia marmorea (100391)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. columnaris (38151) C. sp., Montlivaltia marmorea, C. marmorea, C. columnaris (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Slovenia C. columnaris (68768)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Montlivaltia marmorea (25261) Montlivaltia norica (36815)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Styria) Montlivaltia marmorea (36516)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. marmorea (38149)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) C. columnaris (38150) C. columnaris, Coryphyllia elliptica (38144)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria C. columnaris (22963) Montlivaltia marmorea (36801 36807)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Slovenia C. columnaris (36572)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Tajikistan C. gigantella (138589)