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Holocystis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae

Taxonomy
Holocystis was named by Lonsdale (1850). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyathophoridae by Baron-Szabo (2003) and Löser (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Holocystis Lonsdale
1850Tetracoenia d'Orbigny
2000Nowakocoenia Kolodziej and Gedl
2003Holocystis Baron-Szabo
2010Holocystis Löser p. 596

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyCyathophoridaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusHolocystisLonsdale 1850

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. †Holocystis Lonsdale 1850
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†Holocystis dupini d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Nowakocoenia cieszynica Kolodziej and Gedl 2000 [synonym]
†Holocystis elegans Lonsdale 1849
†Holocystis nomikosi Löser 2006
Invalid names: Nowakocoenia Kolodziej and Gedl 2000 [synonym], Tetracoenia d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 05:54:51
Modified: 2008-02-10 07:54:51
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alloiteau and Bernier 1969

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 129.40000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Turkmenistan H. bukowinensis (78700)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) H. dupini (177726)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46Poland Nowakocoenia cieszynica (85458)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Poland H. bucovinensis (64118) H. bukowinensis (67122 67123)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Turkmenistan H. bukowinensis (91689)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Serbia and Montenegro H. bukowinensis (74793)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) H. elegans (1744 1836 1837)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Iran H. bukowinensis (234261)
Aptian - Early/Lower Albian125.0 - 109.0Spain H. sp. (74894)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Tanzania H. nomikosi (85347)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Spain (Murcia) H. dupini (154980 154981 154982 154983)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mexico (Sonora) H. elegans (35101)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Greece H. nomikosi (85459)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Spain H. elegans (84552)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Romania H. bukowinensis (69201)