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Paracyathus bellus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracyathus bellus was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Wautubbee, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Lisbon Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Paracyathus bellus Vaughan

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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
speciesbellus

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Paracyathus bellus Vaughan 1900
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Mississippi) Paracyathus bellus (type locality: 87837)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Paracyathus bellus (2422)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Paracyathus bellus (2435 2436 2438 90642 90708 92174 98468 98469 99674 100141 100142 101187 101188)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Paracyathus bellus (98942)