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Cycloseris discoidea

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Cycloseris discoidea was named by Kossmat (1893). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gabun, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in Gabon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Cycloseris discoidea Kossmat p. 586 figs. Pl 2, figs 6a-c

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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
speciesdiscoidea

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 discoidea Kossmat 1893
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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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Gabon Cycloseris discoidea (type locality: 209643)