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Alveolocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Alveolocyathus was named by Filkorn (1994) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1125]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Turbinoliidae by Filkorn (1994); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Alveolocyathus Filkorn
2002Alveolocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophyllioideaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyTurbinoliidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1857
genusAlveolocyathus

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. †Alveolocyathus Filkorn 1994
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Alveolocyathus felixi Filkorn 1994
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Invalid names: Alveolocyathus nordenskjoeldi Filkorn 1994 [synonym], Laminocyathus wellsi Filkorn 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 03:20:09
Modified: 2009-11-24 10:12:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Antarctica A. nordenskjoeldi, Conocyathus felixi, Laminocyathus wellsi (11304)