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Cycloseris sinensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Cycloseris sinensis was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Cycloseris sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCycloserisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciessinensisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

Cycloseris sinensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:15:17
Modified: 2009-10-10 10:14:21
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Cycloseris sinensis (42736)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Cycloseris sinensis (101414)