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Holcotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Holcotrochus was named by Dennant (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Holcotrochus scriptus.

It was assigned to Turbinoliinae by Wells (1956); to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. scriptus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Holcotrochus Dennant
1956Holcotrochus Wells
1997Holcotrochus Cairns
2002Holcotrochus 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
genusHolcotrochus

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. Holcotrochus Dennant 1902
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Holcotrochus scriptus Dennant 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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) H. scriptus (179958)