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Tricycloseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae

Taxonomy
Tricycloseris was named by Tomes (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 834,919]. Its type is Tricycloseris anningi.

It was assigned to Procyclolitidae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Microsolenidae by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).

Species
T. anningi (type species), T. triangularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Tricycloseris Tomes
1956Tricycloseris Wells
2002Tricycloseris Sepkoski
2003Tricycloseris Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyMicrosolenidaeKoby 1890
genusTricycloserisTomes 1878

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. †Tricycloseris Tomes 1878
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†Tricycloseris anningi Tomes 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
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: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 189.60000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Murcia) T. sp. (38080)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) T. anningi (42242)
Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.1 - 168.4Iran (Tabas Area) T. triangularis (41398)
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.3 - 161.2Iran (Tabas Area) T. triangularis (41416)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) T. triangularis (24050)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan T. triangularis (83637)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal T. triangularis (68815)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) T. triangularis (23904)