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Trochocyathus (Platycyathus)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) was named by Fromentel (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Platycyathus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Trochocyathus by Fromentel (1863) and Squires (1988); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

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 125.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland Platycyathus orbignyi (76998)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France Platycyathus orbignyi (58933)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Platycyathus scottianus (123267)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Platycyathus scottianus (82368)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Platycyathus sp. (3086 3087 3088 3092 3096)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Platycyathus sp. (3329 3330) Trochocyathus sp. (44164)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Alaska) Platycyathus sp. (51920)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Japan (Hokkaido) Platycyathus yezoensis (91354)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Platycyathus kawakamiensis, Platycyathus yezoensis (91352)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Australia (Victoria) Trochocyathus sp. (90700)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Trochocyathus n. sp. (224893)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Platycyathus grahami (36865)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Australia (Victoria) Trochocyathus sp. (85124)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Cote D'Ivoire Platycyathus eburnensis (209337)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Trochocyathus grahami (5543)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Platycyathus sp. (91615)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Trochocyathus crassicostatus (70067) Trochocyathus sp. (163836)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) Trochocyathus powelli (85533)