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Thecocyathinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Thecocyathinae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943).

It was assigned to Caryophylliidae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Thecocyathinae Vaughan and Wells
1956Thecocyathinae Wells p. F386

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyThecocyathinaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyThecocyathinaeVaughan and Wells 1943

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.

Subfm. †Thecocyathinae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. †Discocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Discocyathus fittoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Invalid names: Brachycyathus [synonym]
G. †Thecocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Thecocyathus collignoni Alloiteau 1958
†Thecocyathus tintinnabulum Goldfuss 1826
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: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 182.70000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Thecocyathus sp. (25213 25610 25611 25612 26151 26328 26388 26391)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Thecocyathus tintinnabulum (42253) Thecocyathus tuberculatus (42247 42252)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Thecocyathus tuberculatus (42245)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Thecocyathus mactrus (51613)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Thecocyathus mactrus (42262) Thecocyathus moorei (42255 42256 42260)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France Thecocyathus mactrus (51608)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Saudi Arabia Thecocyathus sp. (45186 45187)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Switzerland Thecocyathus mactra (35815 35823 35824 35828 35832 35834 36166)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3United Kingdom (England) Discocyathus sp. (42321 42322)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Discocyathus sp. (48136)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Thecocyathus collignoni (86496)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Discocyathus sp. (57149)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Discocyathus orbingyanus (1836)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Trochocyathus fittoni (1834)