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Tropidocyathus
Taxonomy
Tropidocyathus was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 1125]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Turbinolidae by Martin (1879); to Turbinoliinae by Wells (1956); to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Turbinolidae by Martin (1879); to Turbinoliinae by Wells (1956); to Turbinoliidae by Cairns (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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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. Tropidocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Tropidocyathus affinis Martin 1879
Tropidocyathus lessoni Michelin 1842
†Tropidocyathus nudus Martin 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Eocene | Indonesia | T. affinis, T. nudus (70102) | |
| Middle Miocene | Indonesia | T. nudus (71058) | |
| Pleistocene | Japan (Okinawa) | T. lessoni (122809) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Trochocyathus lessoni (92589) |