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Pourtalocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Guyniidae

Taxonomy
Pourtalocyathus was named by Cairns (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Guyniidae by Kiessling (2008).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by W. Kiessling on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pourtalocyathus Cairns
2002Pourtalocyathus Sepkoski
2008Pourtalocyathus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyGuyniidaeHickson 1910
genusPourtalocyathusCairns 1979

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. Pourtalocyathus Cairns 1979
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Pourtalocyathus hispidus Pourtales 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:11:37
Modified: 2008-01-26 11:21:05
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Dominican Republic P. hispidus (93683)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. hispidus (93619)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. hispidus (93610)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. hispidus (93640 93691 93715)