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Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia cyclolitoides was named by Bellardi (1847) [1847?]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Nicaeotrochus.

It was recombined as Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides by Oppenheim (1900); it was recombined as Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides by Barta-Calmus (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Turbinolia cyclolitoides Bellardi
1900Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides Oppenheim
1973Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides Barta-Calmus

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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
genusNicaeotrochusBarta-Calmus 1973
speciescyclolitoides(Bellardi 1847)

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.

Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides Bellardi 1847
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Rupelian or 47.80000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Austria Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides (124305)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71France (Alpes-Maritimes) Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides (157540)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides (124308 124309)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides (92085 146168)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides (92084)