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Saltocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Saltocyathus was named by Morycowa and Masse (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Saltocyathus urgonensis.

It was assigned to Rhipidogyridae by Morycowa and Masse (1998).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Saltocyathus Morycowa and Masse p. 734

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusSaltocyathus

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. †Saltocyathus Morycowa and Masse 1998
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Saltocyathus cumburindioensis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
Saltocyathus urgonensis Morycowa and Masse 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-18 06:48:07
Modified: 2008-02-18 08:48:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Baron-Szabo 2002

Age range: or 122.46000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) S. urgonensis (64075)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mexico (Michoacan) S. cumburindioensis (89846)