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Procyclolites

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae

Taxonomy
Procyclolites was named by Frech (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae J Plie-l Sepkoski's reference number: 919].

It was assigned to Procyclolitidae by Wells (1956); to Craspedophylliinae by Beauvais (1986); to Procyclolitinae by Roniewicz (1989); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Procyclolites Frech
1956Procyclolites Wells
1986Procyclolites Beauvais
1989Procyclolites Roniewicz
2002Procyclolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyProcyclolitidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyProcyclolitinae
genusProcyclolites

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. †Procyclolites Frech 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 04:28:46
Modified: 2008-02-10 06:17:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 242.00000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guizhou) P. sp. (81046)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan P. timoricus (34883)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China P. elongatus (161882)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Yukon) P. sp., P. triadicus (38033)
Norian228.0 - 208.5East Timor P. clypeiformis (21166) P. triadicus (21180)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Procycolites sp. (39897)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) P. sp. (38063)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria (Calcareous Alps) P. triadicus (38148)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia P. triadicus (36567 68767)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Tajikistan P. sp. (34646)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Yunnan) P. elegans (165382)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Slovenia P. triadicus (36564)
Alaunian - Rhaetian215.56 - 201.3Iran (South Khorasan) P. triadicus (133222)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria P. sp., P. triadicus (25261) P. triadicus (58093)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tajikistan P. zakharovi (138589)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) P. triadicus (38141 38144 38145 38146)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea P. triadicus (67687)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria P. triadicus (36801 36807)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco P. septocoarte (33569)