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Cyathotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathotrochus was named by Bourne (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

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

It was assigned to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Cyathotrochus Bourne
1997Cyathotrochus Cairns
2002Cyathotrochus 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
genusCyathotrochusBourne 1905

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. Cyathotrochus Bourne 1905
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Cyathotrochus pileus Alcock 1902
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Okinawa) Tropidocyathus pileus (122803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Trochocyathus pileus (92589)