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Discoidocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Discoidocyathus was named by Kolosvary (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant. Its type is Discoidocyathus eocaenicus.

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

Species
D. eocaenicus (type species), D. subtilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Discoidocyathus Kolosvary
2002Discoidocyathus Sepkoski

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

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. †Discoidocyathus Kolosvary 1956
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Discoidocyathus eocaenicus Kolosvary 1956
Discoidocyathus subtilis Kolosvary 1956
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: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary D. eocaenicus (123904) D. subtilis (123836)