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Coeloseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy
Coeloseris was named by Vaughan (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant. Its type is Coeloseris mayeri.

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

Species
C. mayeri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Coeloseris Vaughan
1956Coeloseris Wells
2002Coeloseris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusCoeloseris

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. Coeloseris Vaughan 1918
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Coeloseris mayeri Vaughan 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Paupa) C. mayeri (62800)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Indonesia C. mayeri (104656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Indonesia C. mayeri (104657)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Taiwan C. sp. (63134)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Caledonia C. mayeri (89421)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Philippines (Bohol) C. mayeri (88869)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea C. mayeri (103253 103254 103255 103256 103260 103266 103269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Philippines (Bohol) C. mayeri (127138) C. sp. (127141)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Timur) C. mayeri (89161)