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Paracyathus crassus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracyathus crassus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Paracyathus crassus Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusParacyathusEdwards and Haime 1848
speciescrassusMilne-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.

Paracyathus crassus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:27:07
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:27:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Paracyathus crassus (42664)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Paracyathus crassus (42644)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Paracyathus crassus (77068)