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Paleocyclus

Anthozoa - Paleocyclidae

Taxonomy
Paleocyclus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Paleocyclidae by Bassler (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Paleocyclus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1937Paleocyclus Bassler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyPaleocyclidaeDybowski
genusPaleocyclusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. †Paleocyclus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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Paleocyclus kirbyi Meek 1868
Paleocyclus michiganensis Bassler 1937
Paleocyclus porpita Linnaeus 1767
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Wenlock or 443.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New Hampshire) P. porpita (537)
Llandovery - Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (Maine) P. sp. (20657)