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Discotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Discotrochus was named by Milne-Edwards (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Mi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fungiidae by Wells (1940) and Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Discotrochus Milne-Edwards
1940Discotrochus Wells p. 375
1956Discotrochus Wells
2002Discotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusDiscotrochusMilne-Edwards 1848

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. †Discotrochus Milne-Edwards 1848
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†Discotrochus astericus Squires 1958
†Discotrochus cylindricus Sismonda 1871
†Discotrochus hoelzli Kühn 1965
†Discotrochus michelottii Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
†Discotrochus pateriformis Dennant 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:07:38
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:30:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Badenian or 66.00000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland D. sp. (69605)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) D. californicus (167604)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) D. orbigianus (81224 81238 81241 81258)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) D. orbignianus (88089)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) D. sp. (1425 1426)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) D. sp. (1418 1419 1420)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand D. astericus (89021)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) D. orbignianus (44408 44517 44518) D. sp. (1413 1414 1415)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) D. obrignianus (92175 98469 98472 101187 101188) D. orbignianus (2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2444 2446 2449 2451 98468) D. orbignianus, D. sp. (100142)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) D. orbignianus (2452)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) D. sp. (203164)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) D. orbignianus (2417 2422 2453 2454 81282)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) D. sp. (91605)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) D. pateriformis (122348)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) D. sp. (65162 84329)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Marshall Islands D. orbignyanus (45366 45370)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy D. michelottii, D. cylindricus, D. pseudoduncani (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) D. sp. (58454)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Bayern) D. hoelzli (123149 123150 123168 123170)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia D. sp. (145900)