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Acanthocyathus grayi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Acanthocyathus grayi was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. spiniger

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime
1923Acanthocyathus malayicus Gerth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusAcanthocyathusLamarck 1801
speciesgrayiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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.

†Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus malayicus Gerth 1923 [synonym]
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: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:12:28
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:12:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Ionian or 11.60800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Acanthocyathus malayicus (109045)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Acanthocyathus malayicus (42283)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Kochi) Acanthocyathus malayicus (92643)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (Maluku) Acanthocyathus malayicus (127836)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Philippines Acanthocyathus grayi (92586)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Acanthocyathus grayi (45333 45335 45337)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Acanthocyathus grayi (42739)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Indonesia (Talaud) Acanthocyathus grayi (42738)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Acanthocyathus grayi (84453)