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Coccoseris

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Coccoserididae

Taxonomy
Coccoseris was named by Eichwald (1855).

It was assigned to Coccoserinae by Hill (1953); to Coccoserididae by Hill (1981) and Murray (1985); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Coccoseris Eichwald
1953Coccoseris Hill
1981Coccoseris Hill
1985Coccoseris Murray p. 36
2002Coccoseris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyCoccoserididaeKiaer 1899
genusCoccoserisEichwald 1855

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. †Coccoseris Eichwald 1855
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Coccoseris astomata Flower 1961
Coccoseris tumulosus Hill 1953
Coccoseris ungerni Eichwald 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wildernessian to the top of the Porkuni or 457.30000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2703 2708 2714 2715 2716 2718)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. astomata (26948 26950)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Langesund - Gjerpen) C. tumulosus (164367)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) C. sp. (26238)
Eastonian - Marshbrookian452.7 - 454.0Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2720)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2648 2699 2701 2702 2707 2725 2727 2749 2751 2754)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) C. astomata (80618)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) C. ungerni (87310)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (80603)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia C. tumulosus (158490)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden C. sp. (159341)