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Gyrodendron

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodendron was named by Quenstedt (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm K Apti-l Sepkoski's reference number: 819].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Gyrodendron Quenstedt
1956Gyrodendron Wells
2002Gyrodendron Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyCalamophylliidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusGyrodendronQuenstedt 1880

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. †Gyrodendron Quenstedt 1880
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†Gyrodendron boltonae Wells 1934
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Invalid names: Gyrodendron leptonema Baron-Szabo 1998 [synonym]
†Gyrodendron lobatum Quenstedt 1881
†Gyrodendron proliferum Becker 1875
†Gyrodendron serbica Turnsek and Mihajlovic 1981
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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 157.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom G. lobatum (35300)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia (South Ossetia) Thamnasteria prolifera (90002)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal G. sp. (68786 68787)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) G. proliferum (23902)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) G. lobatum, G. proliferum (23904) G. sp., G. proliferum (34398)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro G. serbica (74793)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain G. leptonema (67084)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) Diplaraea boltonae (88337)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica G. boltonae (27647 27651 27658)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) G. sp. (163079)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica G. boltonae (27648)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jamaica G. boltonae (27649)