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Stephanocyathus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Stephanocyathus was named by Seguenza (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Caryophylliinae by Wells (1956); to Caryophyllidae by Squires and Demetrion (1992); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Stephanocyathus Seguenza
1956Stephanocyathus Wells
1992Stephanocyathus Squires and Demetrion p. 24
2002Stephanocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847
genusStephanocyathusSeguenza 1864

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. Stephanocyathus Seguenza 1864
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Invalid names: Odontocyathus japonicus Yabe and Eguchi 1932 [synonym], Stephanotrochus tatei Dennant 1899 [synonym]
†Stephanocyathus tatei Dennant 1899
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: 2004-02-29 09:33:34
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:33:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Ionian or 72.10000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greenland S. sp. (69611)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland S. sp. (22943 69604)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California) S. sp. (5499)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) S. sp. (5496 5497)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand S. tatei (89021)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand S. tatei (64747)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Austria Odontocyathus sieberi, Odontocyathus minor (124306)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand S. tatei (89007)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand S. mantelli (89107)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) S. holcombensis (39965)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Stephanotrochus tatei (122348)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand S. mantelli (67855)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Iran S. sp. (41075)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (Otago) S. mantelli (85548)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand S. mantelli (89087)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Miyazaki) Odontocyathus japonicus (92680)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand S. ixine (89108) S. mantelli (85531 89103)
Altonian - Lillburnian19.0 - 13.05New Zealand S. mantelli (89106)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada S. sp. (58667)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand S. ixine (89022)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy S. laevicostatus, S. spinosus, S. obesus (70491) S. obesus (70496)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand S. ixine (89109)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Odontocyathus radiatus (109047) Odontocyathus sundaicus (109045) S. magnificus (109046)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Anthozoa indet. (120822)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Emilia-Romagna) S. strobeli, S. hemisphericus (92184)
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Taiwan S. spiniger (89259)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy S. elegans, S. variabilis, S. zancleus (71473)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu S. spiniger (84452)