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Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia versicostata was named by Michelin (1841).

It was recombined as Trochocyathus versicostatus by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848); it was recombined as Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus by Chevalier (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Turbinolia versicostata Michelin
1848Trochocyathus versicostatus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1961Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) versicostatus Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusCaryophylliaLamarck 1801
subgenusAcanthocyathus(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)
speciesversicostatus(Michelin 1841)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:12:28
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:12:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 28.10000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Caryophyllia versicostatus (163836)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Caryophyllia versicostatus (70450)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Acanthocyathus versicostatus (191624)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Caryophyllia versicostatus (70491)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Acanthocyathus versicostatus (161320 161391)