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Cyathoseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy

Cyathoseris was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1110].

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Agariciidae by Wells (1956) and López-Pérez (2005).

Species

C. allisoni, C. appennina (syn. Dimorphastrea depressa, Comoseris alternans, Comoseris conferta, Thamnastraea heterophylla), C. catadupensis (syn. C. senessei), C. crassilamellata, C. formosa (syn. C. eocenica), C. hypocrateriformis, C. joannae, C. judriensis, C. krepidoblasta, C. leganyii, C. lophiophora, C. multisinuosa, C. oppenheimi, C. oxylopha (syn. Leptophyllia tuberosa, Trochosmilia profunda, Trochoseris difformis), C. parvistella, C. patula, C. radiata, C. subregularis

Species lacking formal opinion data

C. danae, C. mirabilis, C. tayamai, C. valmondasiaca

Synonyms

Mycetoseris was named by Reis (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyathoseris by Wells (1956); it was misspelled as Mycetoseries by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Dimorphophyllia was named by Reuss (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pg Sepkoski's reference number: 796].

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyathoseris by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Pseudoseris was named by Alloiteau (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cyathoseris by Baron-Szabo (2002).

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1849	Cyathoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime
1864	Dimorphophyllia Reuss
1889	Mycetoseris Reis
1956	Cyathoseris Wells p. F381
1957	Pseudoseris Alloiteau
2002	Cyathoseris Sepkoski
2002	Dimorphophyllia Sepkoski
2002	Mycetoseries Sepkoski
2002	Pseudoseris Sepkoski
2005	Cyathoseris López-Pérez p. 81

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Fungiina	Verrill 1865
superfamily	Agariciicae	Gray 1847
family	Agariciidae	Gray 1847
genus	Cyathoseris	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. †Cyathoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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†Cyathoseris allisoni Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974

†Cyathoseris appennina Michelin 1842

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Invalid names: Comoseris alternans Reuss 1868 [synonym], Comoseris conferta Reuss 1868 [synonym], Dimorphastrea depressa Reuss 1868 [synonym], Thamnastraea heterophylla Reuss 1868 [synonym]

†Cyathoseris catadupensis Vaughan 1899

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Invalid names: Cyathoseris senessei Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]

Cyathoseris crassilamellata Gerth 1923

†Cyathoseris formosa d'Achiardi 1875

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Invalid names: Cyathoseris eocenica Stemann 1992 [synonym]

†Cyathoseris hypocrateriformis Michelotti 1861

†Cyathoseris joannae Stemann 1992

†Cyathoseris judriensis Dainelli 1925

†Cyathoseris krepidoblasta Darga 1992

†Cyathoseris leganyii Kolosvary 1956

†Cyathoseris lophiophora Felix 1921

†Cyathoseris multisinuosa Reuss 1868

†Cyathoseris oppenheimi Eliasova 1974

†Cyathoseris oxylopha Reuss 1864

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Invalid names: Leptophyllia tuberosa Reuss 1868 [synonym], Trochoseris difformis Reuss 1868 [synonym], Trochosmilia profunda Reuss 1868 [synonym]

†Cyathoseris parvistella Gerth 1925

†Cyathoseris patula Michelotti 1861

†Cyathoseris radiata Michelotti 1861

†Cyathoseris subregularis Reuss 1874

Invalid names: Dimorphophyllia Reuss 1864 [synonym], Mycetoseris Reis 1889 [synonym], Pseudoseris Alloiteau 1957 [synonym]

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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (69 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Jamaica (St. James Parish)	Mesomorpha catadupensis (88337)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Mexico	C. formosa (138913) Mesomorpha catadupensis (74810)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	C. senessei (27647 27650)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	C. senessei (27648)
Thanetian	59.2 - 56.0	USA (Alabama)	C. valmondasiaca, C. eocenica (34652)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Italy	C. raristella, C. formosa (227821)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	Mexico (Chiapas)	C. allisoni (85736)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	Italy	C. marinellii, C. raristella, C. sp., C. judriensis, C. formosa (75454)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	Czech Republic	Dimorphophyllia oppenheimi (69514)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	Pakistan (Sind)	C. mirabilis (11290)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	Spain	C. castroi (34480 34481 34483 146169)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Spain	C. castroi (145969 146168) C. sp. (69710 152582)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Ukraine	C. infundibuliformis (77068)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Italy	C. sp. (13354 151433 151434 224874)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Panama	C. eocenica, C. joannae (7274)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Germany (Bavaria)	C. hypocrateriformis (10963) C. hypocrateriformis, C. krepidoblasta, C. patula, C. oxylopha (10703)
Priabonian - Rupelian	38.0 - 28.1	Greece	C. sp. (166722)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Hungary	C. formosa, C. leganyii (123836) C. formosa, Podabacia patula (123904) C. subregularis (123837)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Italy	C. hypocrateriformis, C. radiata (69968 69969 69970)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	Greece	C. hypocrateriformis, C. radiata, C. appennina (79603)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	Italy (Veneto)	Comoseris alternans, Thamnastraea heterophylla (91653) Comoseris conferta, Dimorphastrea depressa, Dimorphophyllia oxylopha (91649) Trochoseris difformis (91656) Trochosmilia profunda, C. multisinuosa, Dimorphophyllia oxylopha, Thamnastraea heterophylla, Leptophyllia tuberosa (91634) Trochosmilia profunda, Dimorphophyllia oxylopha (91645)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	Spain	C. subregularis (92080)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Italy	C. hypocrateriformis, C. appennina (86953)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Slovenia	Mycetoseris patula (87472)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene	28.4 - 15.97	New Zealand (North Auckland)	C. sp. (35732 35735)
Chattian - Rupelian	28.1 - 28.1	Greece	C. sp. (166723 166724)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Italy	C. radiata (27546) C. sp. (27541 211276 211277)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	France	C. infundibuliformis (163836)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Indonesia	C. lophiophora (109010) C. parvistella (109176) C. sp. (109012)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Iran	C. danae, C. crassilamellata, C. lophiophora, C. parvistella (25257) C. sp. (25255 25258)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia (Kalimantan)	C. crassilamellata (42224)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia (East Kalimantan)	C. lophiophora (110020)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia (Java)	C. crassilamellata, C. lophiophora (45341)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Indonesia (Java)	C. crassilamellata, C. lophiophora (45343) C. lophiophora (45344)
Pliocene - Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.0117	Indonesia (Paupa)	C. tayamai (62806)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Indonesia	C. lophiophora (45334 45339)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Indonesia	C. lophiophora (42739)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Eritrea	C. crassilamellata (93827)