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Agariciicae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Agariciicae was named by Gray (1847).

It was assigned to Fungiina by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Agariciicae Gray
1956Agariciicae Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847

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.

Superfm. †Agariciicae Gray 1847
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Fm. Agariciidae Gray 1847
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G. Agaricia Lamarck 1801
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Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Agaricia crassa Verrill 1901 [synonym], Agaricia purpurea Lesueur 1821 [synonym]
Agaricia batalleri Chevalier 1961
Agaricia boletiformis Goldfuss 1826
Agaricia convexa d'Orbigny 1850
Agaricia dominicensis Vaughan 1919
Agaricia elegans Michelin 1843
Agaricia graciosa Michelin 1843
Agaricia grahamae Wells 1973
Agaricia irregularis d'Orbigny 1850
Agaricia lamarcki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Agaricia plana d'Orbigny 1850
Agaricia ramulosa Michelin 1846
Agaricia sommeringii Goldfuss 1829
Agaricia sulcata d'Orbigny 1850
Agaricia tuberosa Goldfuss 1826
Agaricia undata Ellis and Solander 1786
Invalid names: Undaria Oken 1815 [synonym]
G. Coeloseris Vaughan 1918
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Coeloseris mayeri Vaughan 1918
G. †Cyathoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Cyathoseris allisoni Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
Cyathoseris appennina Michelin 1842
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Invalid names: Comoseris alternans Reuss 1868 [synonym], Comoseris conferta Reuss 1868 [synonym], Dimorphastrea depressa Reuss 1868 [synonym], Thamnastraea heterophylla Reuss 1868 [synonym]
Cyathoseris catadupensis Vaughan 1899
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Invalid names: Cyathoseris senessei Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Cyathoseris formosa d'Achiardi 1875
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Invalid names: Cyathoseris eocenica Stemann 1992 [synonym]
Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis Michelotti 1861
Cyathoseris joannae Stemann 1992
Cyathoseris judriensis Dainelli 1925
Cyathoseris leganyii Kolosvary 1956
Cyathoseris oppenheimi Eliasova 1974
Cyathoseris oxylopha Reuss 1864
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Invalid names: Leptophyllia tuberosa Reuss 1868 [synonym], Trochoseris difformis Reuss 1868 [synonym], Trochosmilia profunda Reuss 1868 [synonym]
Cyathoseris patula Michelotti 1861
Cyathoseris radiata Michelotti 1861
Invalid names: Dimorphophyllia Reuss 1864 [synonym], Mycetoseris Reis 1889 [synonym], Pseudoseris Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
G. Helioseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
G. †Heterogyra Reuss 1868
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Heterogyra lobata Reuss 1868
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Invalid names: Latimaeandra morchelloides Reuss 1868 [synonym], Mussa leptophylla Reuss 1868 [synonym], Symphyllia microlopha Reuss 1868 [synonym]
Heterogyra murchisoni d'Archiac and Haime 1853
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Invalid names: Cyathoseris orientalis Duncan 1880 [synonym], Oroseris undata Wanner 1902 [synonym]
Heterogyra zitteli Felix 1903
Invalid names: Felixastraea Oppenheim 1930 [synonym]
G. †Hydnophoroseris Chevalier 1961
G. †Lamellofungia Alloiteau 1957
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Lamellofungia tenochi Felix 1891
G. Leptoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Leptoseris alternans Gerth 1923
Leptoseris anguillensis Vaughan 1919
Leptoseris cucullata Ellis and Solander 1786
Leptoseris dinarica Oppenheim 1901
Leptoseris explanata Yabe and Sugiyama 1941
Leptoseris floriformis Gerth 1923
Leptoseris gardineri van der Horst 1921
Leptoseris glabra Dinesen 1980
Leptoseris irregularis Schuster 2002
Leptoseris lauensis Bromfield 2013
Leptoseris phylloides Felix 1921
Leptoseris portoricensis Vaughan 1919
Leptoseris santaciliaensis Altuna et al. 2007
Leptoseris scabra Vaughan 1907
Leptoseris solida Quelch 1886
Leptoseris speciosa Felix 1921
Leptoseris walli Vaughan 1926
Leptoseris yabei Pillai and Scheer 1976
Invalid names: Agariciella Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym]
G. †Maeandrella Oppenheim 1930
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Maeandrella haipensis Eguchi 1951
Maeandrella wellsi Reig Oriol 1995
G. †Mioseris Chevalier 1961
G. †Morphastrea d'Orbigny 1850
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Morphastrea barcenai Felix 1891
Morphastrea escharoides Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Meandraraea clarendonensis Wells 1935 [synonym]
Morphastrea haimei de Fromentel 1861
Morphastrea laminata Negus and Beauvais 1979
Morphastrea ludovicina Michelin 1845
Morphastrea pseudominima Eguchi 1951
G. †Ogilviastraea Oppenheim 1930
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Ogilviastraea bigemmis Felix 1903
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Invalid names: Euphyllia turgainensis Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym], Ogilviastraea stoliczkae Pal et al. 1984 [synonym]
Invalid names: Elasmogyra Beauvais 1982 [synonym]
G. Pachyseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Subg. †Pachyseris (Pavonaraea) Umbgrove 1946
Pachyseris affinis Duncan 1880
Pachyseris compacta Umbgrove 1950
Pachyseris cristata Martin 1880
Pachyseris curvata Martin 1880
Pachyseris denticulata Gerth 1923
Pachyseris distans Gerth 1923
Pachyseris irregularis Umbgrove 1946
Pachyseris rugosa Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Pachyseris levicollis Dana 1846 [synonym]
G. Pavona Lamarck 1801
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Subg. †Pavona (Pavona) Lamarck 1801
Pavona banoensis Chevalier 1961
Pavona bipartita Nemenzo 1980
Pavona bronni Haime 1850
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Invalid names: Hydnophora venusta Catullo 1856 [synonym], Reussastraea grandis Duncan 1880 [synonym]
Pavona burdigalensis Chevalier 1961
Pavona cactus Forskal 1775
Pavona clavus Dana 1846
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Invalid names: Plocoastraea larochensis Chevalier 1968 [synonym], Progyrosmilia regularis Umbgrove 1950 [synonym]
Pavona danai Milne-Edwards and Haime 1860
Pavona decussata Dana 1846
Pavona duerdeni Vaughan 1907
Pavona explanulata Lamarck 1816
Pavona frondifera Lamarck 1816
Pavona gigantea Verrill 1869
Pavona javana Gerth 1933
Pavona longicollis Chevalier 1961
Pavona machapooriensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926
Pavona maldivensis Gardiner 1905
Pavona matheroni Chevalier 1961
Pavona microstoma Umbgrove 1925
Pavona minuta Wells 1954
Pavona panamensis Vaughan 1919
Pavona pennyi Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926
Pavona profunda Reuss 1868
Pavona ruvida Prever 1921
Pavona trinitatis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1926
Pavona variabilis d'Achiardi 1875
Pavona varians Verrill 1864
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Invalid names: Pavona intermedia Gardiner 1898 [synonym]
Pavona venosa Ehrenberg 1834
Pavona yamanarii Yabe and Sugiyama 1933
Invalid names: Hydnophorabacia d'Achiardi 1875 [synonym], Pseudocolumnastrea Yabe and Sugiyama 1933 [synonym], Reussastraea d'Achiardi 1875 [synonym], Tichoseris Quelch 1884 [synonym]
G. †Plocoastraea Chevalier 1968
G. †Trochoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Trochoseris aperta Duncan 1864
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Invalid names: Elliptoseris aperta Duncan 1880 [synonym], Fungiacyathus bodrakensis Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym], Trochoseris catadupensis Vaughan 1899 [synonym], Trochoseris meinzeri Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Trochosmilia hilli Vaughan 1899 [synonym], Turbinoseris elegans Duncan 1880 [synonym]
Trochoseris berica Catullo 1856
Trochoseris dachiardii Oppenheim 1901
Trochoseris florescens Felix 1921
Trochoseris gerthi Wells 1941
Trochoseris lobata Reuss 1853
Trochoseris persica Kühn 1933
Trochoseris semiplana Oppenheim 1901
Trochoseris shattucki Wells 1933
Invalid names: Elliptoseris Duncan 1880 [synonym]
G. †Trochoseropsis Soehle 1897
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G. †Valloria Vidal 1874
G. †Vaughanoseris Wells 1934
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Fm. †Calamophylliidae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Antilloseris Vaughan 1905
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Antilloseris jamaicaensis Vaughan 1899
Antilloseris vaughani Wells 1940
G. †Baryphyllia Fromentel 1857
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Baryphyllia confusa D'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Ovalastrea malpaso Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009 [synonym]
Baryphyllia glomerata Koby 1884
Baryphyllia gregaria d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Baryphyllia alpina Koby 1884 [synonym]
Baryphyllia irregularis Étallon 1859
Baryphyllia lobata Étallon 1859
Baryphyllia maxima Umbgrove 1925
Baryphyllia tosaensis Eguchi 1951
G. †Calamophyllia Blainville 1830
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Calamophyllia articulosa Milne Edwards and Haime 1849
Calamophyllia cassiana Laube 1865
Calamophyllia corallina d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia cotteauana d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia ducreti Koby 1884
Calamophyllia furcata Koby 1884
Calamophyllia grandis Bontscheff 1897
Calamophyllia inaequalis d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia luciensis d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia northeyi Gregory 1921
Calamophyllia prima d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia pseudostylina Michelin 1843
Calamophyllia sikesi Gregory 1921
Calamophyllia simplex d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia strangulata d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia striata Blainville 1830
Calamophyllia subgracilis d'Orbigny 1850
Calamophyllia subtilis Oppenheim 1901
Calamophyllia tangana Thomas 1963
Calamophyllia undata d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Calamoseris Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
G. †Ferrya Fromentel 1870
G. †Gonioseris Duncan 1872
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
G. †Protoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Protoseris gresslyi Koby 1886
Protoseris jaccardi Koby 1886
Protoseris placenta Quenstedt 1881
Protoseris plicata Koby 1886
Protoseris recurvata Ogilvie 1897
Protoseris robusta Becker 1875
Protoseris suevica Becker 1875
Protoseris waltoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Rabdastrea Etallon 1859
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Rabdastrea flexuosa Étallon 1859
Rabdastrea jurensis Étallon 1859
G. †Sematethmos Gregory 1900
G. †Stiboria Etallon and Thurmann 1864
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Stiboria suprajurensis Etallon and Thurmann 1864
G. †Viminohelia Geyer 1954
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Holocene or 237.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 227.3 Ma

Collections (805 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Calamophyllia sp. (205149)
Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Calamophyllia sp. (228997)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Switzerland Calamophyllia sp. (162347)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Tanzania Calamophyllia northeyi, Calamophyllia sikesi (85938) Calamophyllia sikesi (85945) Calamophyllia sikesi, Calamophyllia tangana (85946)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland (Bern) Baryphyllia alpina (86625)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Bourgogne) Calamoseris sp. (93190)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) Morphastrea haimei (87801)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland (Vaud) Protoseris jaccardi (93269)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia Calamoseris sp. (68480)
Oxfordian - Tithonian161.5 - 143.1Japan (Yamanashi) Calamophyllia sp. (85626)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Azerbaijan Calamophyllia furcata (78420 78421)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Uzbekistan Calamophylliopsis disputabilis (34859)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom Protoseris waltoni, Gyrodendron lobatum, Morphastrea laminata (35300)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Uzbekistan Calamophylliopsis disputabilis (91782)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Ethiopia Calamophyllia ducreti (93501)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Calamophylliopsis disputabilis (90000)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia (South Ossetia) Calamophylliopsis disputabilis, Thamnasteria prolifera (90002)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Colombia Calamoseris sp. (34736)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Calamophyllia sp. (67903 67904 67905 67906 67907 67908 67910 67933 67935 67956 67957) Calamoseris sp. (67936) Protoseris robusta (34662)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Calamoseris variabilis (67959) Gyrodendron sp. (68786 68787) Protoseris robusta (68809)