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Fungiicae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Fungiicae was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungiina by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Fungiicae Dana
1956Fungiicae Wells p. F385

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846

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. Fungiicae Dana 1846
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Fm. †Cyclolitidae d'Orbigny 1851
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G. †Aspidastraea Kühn 1933
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†Aspidastraea clathrata Goldfuss 1826
†Aspidastraea semhae Kossmat 1907
G. †Aspidiscus Koenig 1825
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†Aspidiscus cristatus Lamarck 1801
Invalid names: Cyclophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 [synonym]
G. †Cyclolitopsis Reuss 1873
G. †Paracycloseris Wells 1934
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†Paracycloseris effrenatus Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
†Paracycloseris nariensis Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Paracycloseris elizabethae Wells 1934 [synonym]
Fm. Fungiidae Dana 1846
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G. †Axoseris Oppenheim 1901
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†Axoseris hoernesi Oppenheim 1901
G. Cantharellus Hoeksema and Best 1984
G. Ctenactis Verrill 1864
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Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766
G. Cycloseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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†Cycloseris brazzanensis Oppenheim 1901
Cycloseris costulata Ortmann 1889
Cycloseris cyclolites Lamarck 1801
†Cycloseris discoidea Kossmat 1893
Cycloseris distorta Michelin 1842
Cycloseris erosa Doederlein 1901
†Cycloseris escosurae Mallada 1887
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Invalid names: Cunnolites intumescens Trautschold 1886 [synonym]
Cycloseris fragilis Alcock 1893
†Cycloseris hungaricus Kolosvary 1956
†Cycloseris lamellata Kühn 1933
Cycloseris marginata Boeschma 1923
†Cycloseris minuta Reuss 1870
†Cycloseris perezi Haime 1850
Cycloseris sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Cycloseris somervillei Gardiner 1909
†Cycloseris striata Duncan 1880
Cycloseris vaughani Boschma 1923
Invalid names: Cyclastraea Alloiteau 1952 [synonym], Diaseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 [synonym], Pseudocycloseris Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]
G. Danafungia Wells 1966
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Invalid names: Fungia acutidens Studer 1877 [synonym]
Danafungia scruposa Klunzinger 1879
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Invalid names: Fungia corona Doederlein 1901 [synonym], Fungia subrepanda Döderlein 1901 [synonym]
G. †Discotrochus Milne-Edwards 1848
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†Discotrochus astericus Squires 1958
†Discotrochus cylindricus Sismonda 1871
†Discotrochus hoelzli Kühn 1965
†Discotrochus michelottii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
†Discotrochus pateriformis Dennant 1904
G. Fungia Lamarck 1801
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Subg. Fungia (Verrillofungia) Wells 1966
†Fungia actinodiscus Umbgrove 1950
†Fungia borneensis Gerth 1925
Fungia concinna Verrill 1864
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Invalid names: Fungia plana Studer 1877 [synonym]
†Fungia decipiens Martin 1880
Fungia fralinae Nemenzo 1955
†Fungia fungites Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Fungia patella Ellis and Solander 1786 [synonym]
Fungia granulosa Klunzinger 1879
†Fungia halophila Felix 1915
†Fungia inaequicostata Gerth 1925
Fungia klunzingeri Doederlein 1901
†Fungia laevis Goldfuss 1826
Fungia moluccensis van der Horst 1919
Fungia proechinata Doederlein 1901
†Fungia pseudoechinata Gerth 1925
Fungia scabra Doederlein 1901
†Fungia uniformis Montanaro Gallitelli 1973
Fungia valida Verrill 1864
G. †Funginellastraea Alloiteau 1952
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†Funginellastraea garnieri Tournouer 1872
G. Halomitra Dana 1846
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Halomitra tiara Verrill 1864
†Halomitra triadica Smith 1927
G. Heliofungia Wells 1966
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Heliofungia actiniformis Quoi and Gaimard 1833
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Invalid names: Fungia granulicostata Umbgrove 1946 [synonym]
G. Herpolitha Eschscholtz 1825
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Herpolitha limax Esper 1797
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Invalid names: Herpetolitha crassa Dana 1846 [synonym], Herpolitha weberi van der Horst 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Herpetolitha Leuckart 1841 [synonym]
G. †Hydnophyllon Eliasova 1974
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†Hydnophyllon splendidum Eliasova 1974
G. †Leptophyllon Eliasova 1974
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†Leptophyllon barocum Eliasova 1974
G. Lithophyllon Rehberg 1892
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Lithophyllon mokai Hoeksema 1989
†Lithophyllon priorum Oppenheim 1901
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Invalid names: Podabacia lobata van der Horst 1921 [synonym]
G. Lobactis Verrill 1864
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Lobactis scutaria Lamarck 1801
G. Parahalomitra Wells 1937
G. Pleuractis Verrill 1864
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Pleuractis paumotensis Stutchbury 1833
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Invalid names: Fungia danai Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [synonym], Fungia subpaumotensis Umbgrove 1946 [synonym]
G. Podabacia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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†Podabacia prisca Reuss 1864
G. Polyphyllia Quoy and Gaimard 1830
G. †Reussiphyllon Eliasova 1974
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†Reussiphyllon reisi Eliasova 1974
G. Sandalolitha Quelch 1884
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G. Zoopilus Dana 1846
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Fm. Micrabaciidae Vaughan 1905
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G. †Letepsammia Yabe and Eguchi 1932
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia japonica Yabe and Eguchi 1934 [synonym]
G. †Micrabacia Milne-Edwards 1849
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†Micrabacia coronula Goldfuss 1826
†Micrabacia disca Wu 1975
†Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson 1916
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Invalid names: Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson 1916 [synonym]
†Micrabacia radiata Goldfuss 1827
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Invalid names: Micrabacia americana Meek and Hayden 1876 [synonym], Micrabacia mineolensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia mississippiensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia navarroensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia rotatilis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia stephensoni Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia taylorensis Wells 1933 [synonym]
†Micrabacia suecica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Invalid names: Cyclobacia [synonym]
G. Stephanophyllia Michelin 1841
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†Stephanophyllia cribraria Stephenson 1916
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia regularis Traub 1938 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841
†Stephanophyllia implexa Dennant 1899
†Stephanophyllia indica Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia intermedia Hassan and Salama 1970 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia lanquinei Alloiteau 1936
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Invalid names: Micrabacia wellsi Eliasova 1997 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia michelini Lonsdale 1850
†Stephanophyllia nysti Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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 Lacian to the top of the Holocene or 227.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 215.38 Ma

Collections (541 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Halomitra triadica (112337)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Italy (Lombardia) Micrabacia sp. (37322)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21France (Normandy) Fungiidae indet. (23539)
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Iran (Fars) Aspidastraea orientalis, Paracycloseris nariensis (233243)
Early/Lower Valanginian - Early/Lower Aptian137.05 - 119.57Italy Cycloseris sp. (160725)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine Cunnolites intumescens (77074)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) Cunnolites intumescens (124746 124748)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Bulgaria Cyclastraea meltensis (179688)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Switzerland Thecocyathus radiatus (76998)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Egypt Paracycloseris sp. (151613)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Egypt Micrabacia sp. (98325)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Austria Stephanophyllia plattenwaldensis (193916)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Micrabacia sp. (65719 65736)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Aspidiscus cristatus (150677)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Mexico (Guerrero) Paracycloseris effrenatus (85295)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Bahrain Aspidiscus cristatus (85336)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria Aspidiscus cristatus (85335)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Micrabacia coronula (81060 154013)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan (Krasnovodskaya Oblast) Micrabacia coronula (86760)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Micrabacia coronula (87060)