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Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus)
Taxonomy
Acanthocyathus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) by Chevalier (1961).
It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1954); to Caryophyllia by Chevalier (1961); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) by Chevalier (1961).
It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1954); to Caryophyllia by Chevalier (1961); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Acanthocyathus grayi (syn. Acanthocyathus malayicus), Acanthocyathus spinosa, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) transilvanicus, Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus (syn. Acanthocyathus vindobonensis), Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus
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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.
Subg. Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus malayicus Gerth 1923 [synonym]
†Acanthocyathus spinosa Umbgrove 1950
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi Tavora et al. 2002
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) transilvanicus Reuss 1871
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus vindobonensis Reuss 1871 [synonym]
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus Michelin 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (45 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Albian | Greenland | Acanthocyatus indet. (160920) | |
| Chattian | Hungary | Acanthocyathus vindobonensis (124418 124424 124425 124447 124448) | |
| Chattian | France | Caryophyllia laterocristatus, Caryophyllia versicostatus (163836) Caryophyllia sp. (22968) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | Caryophyllia fernandesi (92483 92484 112590) | |
| Burdigalian | Italy | Caryophyllia pedemontanus, Caryophyllia gibberus, Caryophyllia laterocristatus, Caryophyllia versicostatus, Caryophyllia verrucosus (70450) | |
| Langhian | Poland | Acanthocyathus transilvanicus (38821 38822) | |
| Langhian | France | Caryophyllia laterocristatus (70313) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Brazil (Para) | Caryophyllia fernandesi (58454) | |
| Middle Miocene | Indonesia | Trochocyathus laterocristatus (71058) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Italy | Acanthocyathus versicostatus (191624) | |
| Badenian | Austria | Acanthocyathus verrucosus (124240 124258) | |
| Badenian | Czech Republic | Acanthocyathus vindobonensis (88803) | |
| Badenian | Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) | Acanthocyathus transilvanicus (38823) | |
| Badenian | Romania | Acanthocyathus transilvanicus (123135) Caryophyllia transilvanicus (123125) | |
| Badenian | Poland | Acanthocyathus transilvanicus (123733) | |
| Tortonian | Morocco | Acanthocyathus laterocristatus, Acanthocyathus versicostatus (161391) Acanthocyathus versicostatus (161320) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | Caryophyllia bidentatus, Caryophyllia versicostatus (70491) Caryophyllia laterocristatus, Caryophyllia verrucosus (70498) Caryophyllia verrucosus (70497) | |
| Tortonian | Slovakia | Acanthocyathus vindobonensis (123205 123207) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia | Acanthocyathus malayicus (109045) Acanthocyathus spiniger (92585) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Indonesia (Borneo) | Acanthocyathus malayicus (42283) | |
| Pliocene | Indonesia (Maluku) | Acanthocyathus malayicus (127836) | |
| Pliocene | Japan (Kochi) | Acanthocyathus malayicus (92643) | |
| Pliocene | Indonesia | Trochocyathus laterocristatus (110017) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Philippines | Acanthocyathus grayi (92586) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Indonesia | Acanthocyathus grayi (45335 45337) Acanthocyathus grayi, Acanthocyathus spinosa (45333) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Indonesia | Acanthocyathus grayi, Acanthocyathus spinosa (42739) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Indonesia (Talaud) | Acanthocyathus grayi (42738) | |
| Ionian | Vanuatu | Acanthocyathus grayi (84453) |