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Trochocyathus stantoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Trochocyathus stantoni was named by Vaughan (1900) [Middle Eocene; California]. Its type locality is 2.5 miles NE of Clayton [Domengine stage], which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian marine sandstone in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Trochocyathus stantoni Vaughan pp. 98-99 figs. 7: 18-19
2001Trochocyathus stantoni Squires p. 7

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

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.

Trochocyathus stantoni Vaughan 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 11:37:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:42:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Trochocyathus stantoni (type locality: 36858)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Trochocyathus stantoni (51921 51922 51927)