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Conocyathus zelandiae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Conocyathus zelandiae was named by Duncan (1876). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Conocyathus zelandiae Duncan
1902Conocyathus scrobiculatus Dennant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusConocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
specieszelandiaeDuncan 1876

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.

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Invalid names: Conocyathus scrobiculatus Dennant 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
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 09:13:44
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:13:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Langhian or 27.30000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Conocyathus scrobiculatus (122348)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand Conocyathus zelandiae (89129)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Conocyathus scrobiculatus (122381)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Conocyathus scrobiculatus (179958)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Conocyathus scrobiculatus (122349 122378)