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Placocyathus variabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Placocyathus variabilis was named by Duncan (1864).

It was recombined as Meandrina (Placocyathus) variabilis by Budd et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Placocyathus variabilis Duncan
1994Meandrina (Placocyathus) variabilis Budd et al.
2014Placocyathus variabilis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusPlacocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesvariabilisDuncan 1864

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.

Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864
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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: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Meandrina variabilis (145130)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Dominican Republic Placocyathus variabilis (124722)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Placocyathus variabilis (41065 41112)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Placocyathus variabilis (60107)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Placocyathus variabilis (120356 120358 120360 120361 120362 120388 120389 120392 120397)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Placocyathus variabilis (41067 41068 41113)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Placocyathus variabilis (41070 41071 41114 93642)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Placocyathus variabilis (41072)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Placocyathus variabilis (71374 71397)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Dominican Republic Placocyathus variabilis (124702)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Placocyathus variabilis (34539 34540)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Jamaica Placocyathus variabilis (34543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Placocyathus variabilis (79958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Bahamas Placocyathus variabilis (73648 73649 73658)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Placocyathus variabilis (41038 41039 41041 41043 41046)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Costa Rica Placocyathus variabilis (71419)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Placocyathus variabilis (71722 71725 71729 71731 71735 71757 71758 71760 71763 71764 71765 71766 71768 71774 71775 71776)