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Caryophylliinae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Caryophylliinae Gray
1956Caryophylliinae Wells p. F422
1984Caryophylliinae Squires p. 14

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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
subfamilyCaryophylliinaeGray 1847

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. Caryophylliinae Gray 1847
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G. Caryophyllia Lamarck 1801
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Subg. Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Acanthocyathus grayi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus malayicus Gerth 1923 [synonym]
†Acanthocyathus spinosa Umbgrove 1950
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) laterocristatus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
†Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) verrucosus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Acanthocyathus vindobonensis Reuss 1871 [synonym]
Subg. †Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) Yabe and Eguchi 1942
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†Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) compressa Yabe and Eguchi 1942
†Caryophyllia aequalis Osasco 1897
Caryophyllia arnoldi Vaughan 1900
†Caryophyllia calcitrapa v. Koenen 1885
†Caryophyllia californica Vaughan 1903
†Caryophyllia capayensis Bentson 1943
†Caryophyllia charrieri Chevalier 1961
†Caryophyllia cladaxis Reuss 1871
†Caryophyllia clavus Michelin 1843
†Caryophyllia comanchei Wells 1933
†Caryophyllia constricta Vaughan and Popenoe 1935
†Caryophyllia crassicosta Keferstein 1859
†Caryophyllia dalli Vaughan 1900
†Caryophyllia denaria Wells 1976
†Caryophyllia gracilis Keferstein 1859
†Caryophyllia granulosa de Angelis 1894
†Caryophyllia inops Reuss 1871
†Caryophyllia japonica Marenzeller 1888
†Caryophyllia konincki Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Invalid names: Asterosmilia decapali Hassan and Salama 1970 [synonym], Caryophyllia aegyptiaca Hassan and Salama 1970 [synonym], Caryophyllia andreasi Floris 1972 [synonym], Caryophyllia arcotensis Forbes 1846 [synonym], Caryophyllia compressa Duncan 1880 [synonym], Caryophyllia danica Nielsen 1922 [synonym], Caryophyllia decemplex de Fromentel 1863 [synonym], Caryophyllia feddeni Duncan 1880 [synonym], Caryophyllia indica Duncan 1880 [synonym], Caryophyllia kongieli Rozkowska 1955 [synonym], Caryophyllia matesovae Kuzmicheva 1975 [synonym], Caryophyllia mississippiensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Caryophyllia phanerocosta Hassan and Salama 1970 [synonym], Caryophyllia stephensoni Wells 1933 [synonym], Cyathina bredae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Cyathina cylindrica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Cyathina debeyana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Cylindrocyathus popenguinensis Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
†Caryophyllia lamellifera Moseley 1881
†Caryophyllia leptaxis Reuss 1871
†Caryophyllia mcglameryae Squires 1957
†Caryophyllia mediavia Vaughan and Popenoe 1935
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Invalid names: Caryophyllia agatdalensis Floris 1972 [synonym], Caryophyllia dumblei Vaughan and Popenoe 1935 [synonym]
†Caryophyllia neglecta de Angelis 1894
†Caryophyllia oregonensis Nomland 1917
†Caryophyllia paucipaliata Yabe and Eguchi 1932
†Caryophyllia pedroensis Vaughan 1903
†Caryophyllia pentaradiata Chevalier 1961
†Caryophyllia salinaria Reuss 1847
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Invalid names: Coenocyathus crassus Zejszner 1845 [synonym]
Caryophyllia sarsiae Zibrowius 1974
†Caryophyllia sciolzensis Chevalier 1961
†Caryophyllia simplex Quenstedt 1881
†Caryophyllia sismondai Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes and Broderip 1828
†Caryophyllia suevica Quenstedt 1881
†Caryophyllia texana Vaughan 1900
†Caryophyllia truncata Reuss 1871
Invalid names: Cylindrocyathus Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
G. †Dendrocyathus Alloiteau 1952
G. †Leptocyathus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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†Leptocyathus convexus Dennant 1904
†Leptocyathus hexacristatus Alloiteau 1936
G. Lophosmilia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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†Lophosmilia yabei Wells 1941
†Loposmilia mikeladzei Bendukidze 1949
G. †Microsmilia Koby 1888
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†Microsmilia geinitzi Bölsche 1871
†Microsmilia oppeli Remes 1902
Invalid names: Colonicyathus Eliasova 1997 [synonym]
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
G. †Stephanosmilia Fromentel 1862
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†Stephanosmilia polydectes Kolosvary 1954
G. †Stylocyathus d'Orbigny 1849
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†Stylocyathus besairiei Alloiteau 1958
†Stylocyathus coarctatus Quenstedt 1852
†Stylocyathus crassiseptus Alloiteau 1958
†Stylocyathus dentalinus d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Stylotrochus Fromentel 1861 [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: 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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ibex to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 189.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 183.0 Ma

Collections (288 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Hungary Caryophyllia sp. (45475)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Lophosmilia indet. (13856)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Lophosmilia indet. (13588)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Microsmilia sp. (163585)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Caryophyllia suevica (31433)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Caryophyllia suevica (31435)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Stylocyathus coarctatus (68590)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Caryophyllia suevica (34398) Stylocyathus coarctatus, Caryophyllia suevica, Caryophyllia simplex (23904)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Microsmilia oppeli, Microsmilia fascicularis (36533)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Poland Caryophyllia primaeva (64112)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Aptian132.9 - 122.46China (Xizang) Microsmilia oppelli (74252)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Xizang) Lophosmilia cenomana (74263)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Greenland Acanthocyatus indet. (160920) Caryophyllia sp. (160917)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Stylocyathus crassiseptus (86497)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (New Mexico) Caryophyllia comanchei (35099)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Caryophyllia dentonensis (123576)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Switzerland Caryophyllia konincki, Stylocyathus dentalinus (193914)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9China (Xizang) Caryophyllia sp., Lophosmilia sp. (74284)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Caryophyllia comanchei (123262)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0South Africa Caryophyllia sp. (38815)