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Cyathoceras

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathoceras was named by Moseley (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 841]. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cyathoceras Moseley
1956Cyathoceras Wells
2002Cyathoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCyathocerasMoseley 1881

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. Cyathoceras Moseley 1881
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†Cyathoceras embaensis Kuzmicheva 1987
†Cyathoceras kondoi Wells 1976
†Cyathoceras mangyschlakensis Kuzmicheva 1987
†Cyathoceras periallus Squires 1962
†Cyathoceras rubescens Moseley 1881
†Cyathoceras tortoniensis Chevalier 1961
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 Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Pleistocene or 70.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xizang) C. sp. (74285 74289 74291)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Atyrau) C. mangyschlakensis (86702)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Ukraine (Sumy) C. mangyschlakensis (86703)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan C. embaensis, C. mangyschlakensis (86700) C. mangyschlakensis (86701)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Atyrau) C. embaensis (86699)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tonga C. kondoi (70950)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France C. doderleini, C. minimaxis (163836)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Canterbury) C. periallus (85545)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) C. periallus (85544)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France C. minimaxis (161396)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France C. demarcqui (161591 161612) C. galloprovincialis (161614)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy C. tortoniensis (70491 70496)
Kapitean - Opoitian6.5 - 3.6New Zealand C. rubescens (89102)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Taiwan C. tydemani (89258)