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Acanthocyclus fletcheri

Anthozoa - Paleocyclidae

Taxonomy
Paleocyclus fletcheri was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851).

It was recombined as Acanthocyclus fletcheri by Bassler (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Paleocyclus fletcheri Milne-Edwards and Haime
1937Acanthocyclus fletcheri Bassler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyPaleocyclidaeDybowski
genusAcanthocyclusDybowski 1873
speciesfletcheri(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)

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.

Acanthocyclus fletcheri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available