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Acanthocyclus

Anthozoa - Paleocyclidae

Taxonomy
Acanthocyclus was named by Dybowski (1873). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Paleocyclidae by Bassler (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Acanthocyclus Dybowski
1937Acanthocyclus Bassler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyPaleocyclidaeDybowski
genusAcanthocyclusDybowski 1873

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. †Acanthocyclus Dybowski 1873
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Acanthocyclus catinulus Dybowski 1873
Acanthocyclus fletcheri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Acanthocyclus iowensis Bassler 1937
Acanthocyclus magnus Bassler 1937
Acanthocyclus parvulus Bassler 1937
Acanthocyclus porpitoides Lang and Smith 1927
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: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) A. patellatum (206319)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) A. porpitoides (184837)