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Paracyathus sinuosus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracyathus sinuosus was named by Cairns and Wells (1987). Its type locality is NMB Loc. 15833 - Rio Gurabo [Mao Fm], which is in a Piacenzian offshore limestone in the Mao Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paracyathus sinuosus Cairns and Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusParacyathusEdwards and Haime 1848
speciessinuosus

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.

Paracyathus sinuosus Cairns and Wells 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:27:07
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:27:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Paracyathus sinuosus (93656)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Dominican Republic Paracyathus sinuosus (type locality: 93612)