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Trochoseris

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae

Taxonomy

Trochoseris was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,1110].

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Agariciidae by Wells (1941), Wells (1956) and López-Pérez (2005).

Species

T. aperta (syn. Fungiacyathus bodrakensis, Elliptoseris aperta, T. meinzeri, Trochosmilia hilli, Turbinoseris elegans, T. catadupensis), T. berica, T. dachiardii, T. florescens, T. gerthi, T. helianthoides, T. lobata, T. persica, T. semiplana, T. shattucki

Synonyms

Elliptoseris was named by Duncan (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo].

It was synonymized subjectively with Trochoseris by Baron-Szabo (2008).

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

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1849	Trochoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime
1880	Elliptoseris Duncan
1941	Trochoseris Wells p. 310
1956	Elliptoseris Wells
1956	Trochoseris Wells
2002	Elliptoseris Sepkoski
2002	Trochoseris Sepkoski
2005	Trochoseris López-Pérez p. 81

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Fungiina	Verrill 1865
superfamily	Agariciicae	Gray 1847
family	Agariciidae	Gray 1847
genus	Trochoseris	Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. †Trochoseris Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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†Trochoseris aperta Duncan 1864

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Invalid names: Elliptoseris aperta Duncan 1880 [synonym], Fungiacyathus bodrakensis Kuzmicheva 1987 [synonym], Trochoseris catadupensis Vaughan 1899 [synonym], Trochoseris meinzeri Vaughan 1919 [synonym], Trochosmilia hilli Vaughan 1899 [synonym], Turbinoseris elegans Duncan 1880 [synonym]

†Trochoseris berica Catullo 1856

†Trochoseris dachiardii Oppenheim 1901

†Trochoseris florescens Felix 1921

†Trochoseris gerthi Wells 1941

†Trochoseris helianthoides Roemer 1863

†Trochoseris lobata Reuss 1853

†Trochoseris persica Kühn 1933

†Trochoseris semiplana Oppenheim 1901

†Trochoseris shattucki Wells 1933

Invalid names: Elliptoseris Duncan 1880 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

colonialo

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

microcarnivoreo

Diet 2:

photosymbiotico

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2004-02-27 16:54:46

Modified:

2009-10-09 15:38:42

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 100.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (54 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	T. shattucki (123261)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	Cuba	T. catadupensis (87671)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Jamaica (St. James Parish)	T. catadupensis, Trochosmilia hilli (88337)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	Serbia and Montenegro	T. lobata (87672)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica (Clarendon Parish)	T. catadupensis (163010 163013 163029 163079) Trochoseris indet. (163008)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Mexico	T. aperta (138913) T. catadupensis, Trochosmilia hilli (74810)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica (Clarendon)	T. catadupensis (161333 161334)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	T. catadupensis (27650 27651)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Jamaica	T. catadupensis (27645 27646)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Jamaica	T. catadupensis (27657)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Ukraine (Krym)	Fungiacyathus bodrakensis (86684)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	Iran (South central Iran)	T. aperta (233247)
Selandian - Thanetian	61.6 - 56.0	Pakistan (Sind)	Elliptoseris aperta, Turbinoseris elegans, T. difformis (11289)
Thanetian	59.2 - 56.0	USA (Alabama)	T. sp. (34652)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Pakistan	T. daviesi (145130)
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Somalia	T. sp. (71063 71065 71066)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	Jamaica	T. sp. (77042)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	Peru (Piura)	T. gerthi (86942)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	Croatia	T. semiplana (124308 124373)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Ukraine	T. helianthoides (77068)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Germany (Bavaria)	T. berica (10703)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Mexico (Chiapas)	T. meinzeri (85732)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Jamaica	T. meinzeri (69728)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Cuba	T. meinzeri (77046)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Hungary	T. dachiardii (123841 123843) T. sp. (123837)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Jamaica	T. meinzeri (69724)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	Italy (Veneto)	T. berica (91634)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Panama	T. meinzeri (124627)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	Cuba	T. meinzeri (71129)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Indonesia (Java)	T. florescens (62860)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Indonesia	T. florescens (109010)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Northern Mariana Islands	T. florescens (43371)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Brazil (Para)	T. catadupensis (65162 84329)
Miocene	23.03 - 5.333	Indonesia	T. florescens (108810 155986)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Iran	T. persica (25257) T. sp. (25258)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Iran (Kerman)	Palaeoseris persica (87114)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia (Kalimantan)	T. florescens (42224)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Indonesia	T. florescens (108813)