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Cyathoseris catadupensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Mesomorpha catadupensis was named by Vaughan (1899). Its type locality is Catadupa, "Catadupa Beds", which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the "Catadupa Beds" Formation of Jamaica.

It was recombined as Cyathoseris catadupensis by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. mirabilis, C. tayamai, C. valmondasiaca, C. danae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Mesomorpha catadupensis Vaughan
1952Pseudoseris senessei Alloiteau
2002Cyathoseris senessei Baron-Szabo
2008Cyathoseris catadupensis Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusCyathoserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciescatadupensis()

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.

†Cyathoseris catadupensis Vaughan 1899
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Invalid names: Cyathoseris senessei Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) Mesomorpha catadupensis (type locality: 88337)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico Mesomorpha catadupensis (74810)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Cyathoseris senessei (27647 27650)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Cyathoseris senessei (27648)