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Bathycyathus
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Bathycyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Bathycyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Bathycyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Sci. Nat., [3] (Zool.), 9, 294 (also as Bathycyatus). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Turbinoliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore (based on Turbinoliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bathycyathus chilensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bathycyathus corneti species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bathycyathus laevigatus species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bathycyathus lloydi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bathycyathus matheroni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Bathycyathus piveteaui species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Bathycyathus pulcher species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Bathycyathus termofurae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Cyathina laevigata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kionotrochus corneti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kionotrochus piveteaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracyathus lloydi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Steriphonotrochus Vaughan, 1900 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Steriphonotrochus |
| Bathycyatus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Bathycyatus |
| Bathyciathus d'Orbigny, 1852 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Bathyciathus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Steriphonotrochus Vaughan |
| 1920 | Steriphonotrochus Vaughan |
| 1956 | Bathycyathus Wells |
| 1958 | Coronocyathus Alloiteau and Tissier |
| 1958 | Monticyathus Alloiteau and Tissier |
| 1969 | Frescocyathus Barta-Calmus |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Bathycyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Coronocyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Frescocyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Monticyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Frescocyathus Kiessling |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
