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Wellsotrochus cyathiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy

Wellsia cyathiformis was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is Bull's Point, Kaipara Harbour, which is in a Piripauan marine horizon in the Otamatea Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Wellsotrochus cyathiformis by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms

Wellsotrochus conicus was named by Squires (1962). Its type locality is Whakanekeneke River, which is in a Piripauan carbonate limestone in New Zealand.

It was synonymized subjectively with Wellsotrochus cyathiformis by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Kangiliacyathus groenlandicus was named by Floris (1972). Its type locality is Danienrygge, Kangilia, Nugssuaq, West Greenland, which is in a Danian basin reef tuff/conglomerate in Greenland.

It was synonymized subjectively with Wellsotrochus cyathiformis by Baron-Szabo (2008).
Levicyathus cairnsi was named by Filkorn (1994). Its type locality is Seymour Island I,, which is in a Maastrichtian estuary/bay sandstone/siltstone in the López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.

It was synonymized subjectively with Wellsotrochus cyathiformis by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1957	Wellsia cyathiformis Squires
1958	Wellsia cyathiformis Squires
1962	Wellsotrochus conicus Squires
1972	Kangiliacyathus groenlandicus Floris
1994	Levicyathus cairnsi Filkorn
2008	Wellsotrochus cyathiformis Baron-Szabo

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Caryophylliina	(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamily	Caryophyllioidea	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Turbinoliidae	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genus	Wellsotrochus	Squires 1960
species	cyathiformis	()

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.

†Wellsotrochus cyathiformis Squires 1958

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Invalid names: Kangiliacyathus groenlandicus Floris 1972 [synonym], Levicyathus cairnsi Filkorn 1994 [synonym], Wellsotrochus conicus Squires 1962 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

solitaryf

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryf

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2004-02-29 09:24:21

Modified:

2004-02-29 11:24:21

Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Piripauan to the top of the Danian or 85.80000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Piripauan	85.8 - 83.5	New Zealand	Wellsia cyathiformis (89001 type locality: 89003)
Piripauan	85.8 - 83.5	New Zealand (Auckland)	Wellsotrochus conicus (85546)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Antarctica	Levicyathus cairnsi (11304)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Greenland	Kangiliacyathus groenlandicus (69604)