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Cyclophyllopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyclophyllopsiidae

Taxonomy
Cyclophyllopsis was named by Alloiteau (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 2,682]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cyclophyllopsiidae by Beauvais (1986); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Cyclophyllopsis Alloiteau
1986Cyclophyllopsis Beauvais
2002Cyclophyllopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyCyclophyllopsiidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusCyclophyllopsisAlloiteau 1951

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. †Cyclophyllopsis Alloiteau 1951
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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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Morocco C. cornutiformis (33573)