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Vielicyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Vielicyathus was named by Morycowa and Roniewicz (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Morycowa and Roniewicz (1987); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Vielicyathus Morycowa and Roniewicz
2002Vielicyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusVielicyathusMorycowa and Roniewicz 1987

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. †Vielicyathus Morycowa and Roniewicz 1987
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Vielicyathus zejszneri Morycowa and Roniewicz 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2007-11-30 02:22:59
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:38:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Badenian or 13.65000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland V. zejszneri (78719)