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Trochocyathus laminus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia lamina was named by Quenstedt (1858).

It was recombined as Paratrochocyathus lamina by Herm (1966); it was recombined as Trochocyathus laminus by Turnsek and Mihajlovic (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Turbinolia lamina Quenstedt
1966Paratrochocyathus lamina Herm
1973Trochocyathus laminus Turnsek and Mihajlovic p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusTrochocyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
specieslaminus(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

Trochocyathus laminus Quenstedt 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-28 11:37:19
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:42:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 152.10000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Trochocyathus laminus (34662)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Trochocyathus laminus (57149)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Trochocyathus laminus (23904 34398)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0India (Rajasthan) Trochocyathus laminus (92946)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Paratrochocyathus lamina (190056)