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Sphenotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotrochus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Sphenotrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Sphenotrochus Wells
1997Sphenotrochus Cairns
2002Eusthenotrochus Sepkoski
2002Sphenotrochus 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
genusSphenotrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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. Sphenotrochus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Sphenotrochus aschistus Squires 1958
†Sphenotrochus crispus Lamarck 1816
†Sphenotrochus denhartogi Cairns 2003
†Sphenotrochus dumasi Filliozat 1914
†Sphenotrochus gardineri Squires 1961
†Sphenotrochus granulosus Defrance 1828
†Sphenotrochus milletianus Defrance 1828
†Sphenotrochus mixtus Defrance 1828
†Sphenotrochus pulchellus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
†Sphenotrochus semigranosus Michelin 1844
†Sphenotrochus senni Wells 1945
†Sphenotrochus wellsi Cairns 1997
Invalid names: Eusthenotrochus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Architecture: compact or denseg
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: 2004-02-29 09:33:05
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:54:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Austria (Niederösterreich) S. granulatus (87001 87002)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France S. pulchellus, S. crispus, S. mixtus, S. semigranosus (75455)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Loire-Atlantique) S. granulosus (122897 122899 122901) S. granulosus, S. dumasi (122893)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) S. crispus (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) S. nanus, S. claibornensis (88091)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnipropetrovska Oblast) S. pulchellus (86778)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Hungary S. sp. (123840)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Netherlands S. intermedius (124092)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Argentina (Santa Cruz) S. gardineri (92495)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France S. intermedius (163836)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) S. intermedius (62882 62883)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France S. cestasensis (163838)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France S. intermedius (70312 70313)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic S. senni (93680)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) S. wellsi (92291)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France S. intermedius (163846)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) S. wellsi (92292)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Netherlands S. intermedius (123948)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France S. intermedius, S. sp. (163845)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France S. intermedius (34609)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246France S. intermedius (70512)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco S. sp. (161319)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile S. denhartogi (84871)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic S. senni (93644)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333France S. intermedius (163847)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand S. aschistus (89069)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) S. alatus, S. emaciatus (166744)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588France (Basse-Normandie) Eusthenotrochus sp., S. milletianus (84623) S. milletianus (84624) S. sp. (84622)