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Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) Chevalier
2002Edwardsotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusCeratotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
subgenusEdwardsotrochus

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:13:07
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:13:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (124418 124447 124448)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Ceratotrochus subcristatus (163836) Ceratotrochus subcristatus, Ceratotrochus bellingherianus, Ceratotrochus pentaradiatus (22968)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Ceratotrochus incertus, Ceratotrochus subcristatus, Ceratotrochus bellingherianus, Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus, Ceratotrochus bellardii, Ceratotrochus taurinensis, Ceratotrochus pentaradiata, Ceratotrochus validus (70450)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (163838)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Portugal (Azores) Edwardsotrochus duodecimcostatus (92091)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (34609)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Portugal (Setubal) Edwardsotrochus sp. (92100)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus, Ceratotrochus pentaradiatus (191624)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Ceratotrochus sp., Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Edwardsotrochus sp., Edwardsotrochus bellinyherianus, Edwardsotrochus marocensis, Edwardsotrochus subcristatus (161391) Edwardsotrochus subcristatus, Edwardsotrochus bellingherianus (161320)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Ceratotrochus bellingherianus (70497) Ceratotrochus bellingherianus, Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (70491)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Portugal Edwardsotrochus sp. (70666)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (93606)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Ceratotrochus duodecimcostatus (75037 75040)