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Platycyathus grahami

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Platycyathus grahami was named by Durham (1943). Its type specimen is UCMP 30097 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tierra Loma Quad., California, which is in a Paleocene marine shale in California.

It was recombined as Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) grahami by Squires (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Platycyathus grahami Durham p. 200 figs. Pl. 32, Figs. 12, 14
1988Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) grahami Squires p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusPlatycyathusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesgrahamiDurham 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.

Platycyathus grahami Durham 1943
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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: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:03
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:30:03
Source: subg = subgenus, g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Platycyathus grahami (type locality: 36865)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Trochocyathus grahami (5543)