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Trochocyathus crassus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Paratrochocyathus crassus was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Ambarimaninga, which is in an Albian offshore marl in the Ambarimaninga Formation of Madagascar.

It was recombined as Trochocyathus crassus by Kiessling (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Paratrochocyathus crassus Alloiteau
2014Trochocyathus crassus Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciescrassus()

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.

Trochocyathus crassus Alloiteau 1958
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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: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 11:37:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:42:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Albian or 109.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Paratrochocyathus crassus (98227)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Paratrochocyathus crassus (35095 35096)