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Dendrocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrocyathus was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliinae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dendrocyathus Alloiteau
1956Dendrocyathus Wells p. F422
2002Dendrocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusDendrocyathusAlloiteau 1952

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.

G. †Dendrocyathus Alloiteau 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available