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Notocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Notocyathus was named by Tenison-Woods (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Notocyathus Tenison-Woods
1956Notocyathus Wells
2002Notocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusNotocyathusTenison-Woods 1880

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. Notocyathus Tenison-Woods 1880
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Notocyathus conicus Alcock 1902
Notocyathus euconicus Squires 1962
Notocyathus pedicellatus Tenison-Woods 1880
Notocyathus subviola Dennant 1902
Notocyathus viola Duncan 1864
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: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian43.0 - 37.2New Zealand N. pedicellatus (89026)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand (Westland) N. sp. (50157)
Kaiatan37.2 - 36.0New Zealand N. pedicellatus (89038)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tonga N. orientalis (70950)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Deltocyathus subviola (122348)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) N. euconicus, N. conicus (85548)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand N. orientalis, N. pedicellatus (89031)
Duntroonian - Waitakian27.3 - 21.7New Zealand N. pedicellatus (89141)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand N. conicus (89126)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand N. pedicellatus (89037)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) N. euconicus, N. pedicellatus (85532)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) N. conicus (176737)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand N. cuspidatus (89127)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand N. orientalis (146597)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) N. conicus (85536 85537) N. euconicus (85530) N. orientalis (85527 85534)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand N. conicus (89108) N. cuspidatus (89103) N. orientalis, N. pedicellatus (89023) N. pedicellatus (89033)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) N. viola (92291)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia N. viola (71058)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608New Zealand (Dannevirke) N. orientalis (35679)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand N. pedicellatus (89022)
Waiauan12.7 - 11.608New Zealand N. conicus (89125)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Philippines Citharocyathus conicus (92586)
Ionian0.781 - 0.126Vanuatu Citharocyathus conicus (84452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Japan Citharocyathus conicus (92589)