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Cycloseris distorta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Fungia distorta was named by Michelin (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Diaseris distorta by Wells (1984); it was recombined as Cycloseris distorta by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Fungia distorta Michelin
1984Diaseris distorta Wells
2008Cycloseris distorta Kiessling

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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
speciesdistorta(Michelin 1842)

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 distorta Michelin 1842
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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 Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Ionian or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Fungia distorta (45343)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan Diaseris distorta (87992)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Diaseris distorta (84453)