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Thecoseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Procyclolitidae

Taxonomy
Thecoseris was named by Fromentel and Ferry (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: J l K Apti].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Thecoseris Fromentel and Ferry
1956Thecoseris Wells
2002Thecoseris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyProcyclolitidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThecoserisFromentel and Ferry 1869

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. †Thecoseris Fromentel and Ferry 1869
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Thecoseris benoisti Koby 1906
Thecoseris convoluta Koby 1895
Thecoseris cossmanni Koby 1906
Thecoseris dollfussi Koby 1906
Thecoseris pumila Koby 1895
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Aptian or 163.50000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Algeria T. schardti (79371 79372)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Switzerland T. convoluta, T. pumila (77002)