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Cyathotrochus pileus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus pileus was named by Alcock (1902).

It was recombined as Tropidocyathus pileus by Cairns (1989); it was recombined as Cyathotrochus pileus by Cairns (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Trochocyathus pileus Alcock
1989Tropidocyathus pileus Cairns
1997Cyathotrochus pileus Cairns

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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
genusCyathotrochusBourne 1905
speciespileus(Alcock 1902)

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.

Cyathotrochus pileus Alcock 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 03:20:09
Modified: 2009-11-24 10:12:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Okinawa) Tropidocyathus pileus (122803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Trochocyathus pileus (92589)