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Polycyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Polycyathus was named by Duncan (1876). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Stolarski (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Polycyathus Duncan
1991Polycyathus Stolarski p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusPolycyathusDuncan 1876

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. †Polycyathus Duncan 1876
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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

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Poland P. confertus (38818 38819 38824)