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Neocaeniopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Neocaeniopsis was named by Alloiteau (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 691].

It was assigned to Pachyphyllidae by Turnsek (1997), Baron-Szabo (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Neocaeniopsis Alloiteau
1997Neocoeniopsis Baron-Szabo p. 77
1997Neocaeniopsis Turnsek
2002Neocaeniopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
genusNeocaeniopsisAlloiteau 1957

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. †Neocaeniopsis Alloiteau 1957
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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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Campanian or 121.40000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Neocoeniopsis corollaris (25535)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania Complexastrea multisepta (85347 85351)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain N. excelsa, N. fromenteli (67610)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia N. corollaris (23073) N. excelsa, N. corollaris (23071)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greece Phyllocoenia corollaris (64308)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Bulgaria N. fromenteli (67575)