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Trochocyathus lakii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus lakii was named by Duncan (1880). Its type locality is Laki Range, Sind, Pakistan, which is in a Danian marine horizon in Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Trochocyathus lakii Duncan
1900Trochocyathus hyatti Vaughan
1955Trochocyathus desioi Rossi Ronchetti
1955Trochocyathus libycus Rossi Ronchetti
1958Cyrtocyathus collignoni Alloiteau
1997Protrochocyathus pergratus Eliasova
2008Trochocyathus lakii Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieslakiiDuncan 1880

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.

Trochocyathus lakii Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Cyrtocyathus collignoni Alloiteau 1958 [synonym], Protrochocyathus pergratus Eliasova 1997 [synonym], Trochocyathus desioi Rossi Ronchetti 1955 [synonym], Trochocyathus hyatti Vaughan 1900 [synonym], Trochocyathus libycus Rossi Ronchetti 1955 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 11:37:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:42:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Coniacian to the top of the Bortonian or 89.30000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Czech Republic Protrochocyathus pergratus, Protrochocyathus sp. (35142)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Cyrtocyathus collignoni (86511)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Trochocyathus desioi (87561) Trochocyathus libycus (87599)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Trochocyathus hyatti (2857 2865)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Pakistan (Sind) Trochocyathus lakii (type locality: 11288)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Trochocyathus hyatti (87815 87816)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Trochocyathus hyatti (86182)
Bortonian43.0 - 37.2New Zealand Asterosmilia aliquantula (89021)