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Trochocyathus (Platycyathus)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) Fromentel
1988Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) Squires p. 6
2002Platycyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusPlatycyathusFromentel 1863

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.

Subg. Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) Fromentel 1863
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Platycyathus eburnensis Barta-Calmus 1969
Platycyathus grahami Durham 1943
Platycyathus orbignyi Fromentel 1862
Platycyathus yezoensis Eguchi 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:03
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:30:03
Source: subg = subgenus, g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Altonian or 121.40000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Platycyathus orbignyi (76998)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France Platycyathus orbignyi (58933)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Texas) Platycyathus scottianus (123267)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Platycyathus scottianus (82368)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Platycyathus sp. (3086 3087 3088 3092 3096)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Platycyathus sp. (3329 3330) Trochocyathus sp. (44164)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Alaska) Platycyathus sp. (51920)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Australia (Victoria) Trochocyathus sp. (90700)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Platycyathus kawakamiensis, Platycyathus yezoensis (91352)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Japan (Hokkaido) Platycyathus yezoensis (91354)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Trochocyathus n. sp. (224893)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Platycyathus grahami (36865)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Australia (Victoria) Trochocyathus sp. (85124)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cote D'Ivoire Platycyathus eburnensis (209337)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Trochocyathus grahami (5543)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Trochocyathus crassicostatus (70067) Trochocyathus sp. (163836)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Platycyathus sp. (91615)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Trochocyathus powelli (85533)