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Fungiacyathus fragilis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2260018https://www.gbif.org/species/2260018
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)150987https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=150987
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus : Fungiacyathus fragilis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus : Fungiacyathus fragilis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyFungiacyathidaeChevalier 1987
genusFungiacyathusSars 1872
speciesFungiacyathus fragilisSars 1872
Generic NameFungiacyathus
Scientific NameFungiacyathus fragilis Sars, 1872
Name Published InSars, G.O. 1872. On some remarkable forms of animal life from the great deeps off the Norwegian coast. Part 1, partly from posthumous manuscripts of the late prof. Mich. Sars. - University Program for the 1st half-year 1869. Brøgger & Christie, Christiani
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Fungiacyathus fragilisspeciesbelongs to Fungiacyathusstated with evidenceSars, 1872
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance0.78 - 0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary (based on Fungiacyathus)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore (based on Fungiacyathus)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. W. Wells. 1984. Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu. Pacific Science 38(3):205-219

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Bathyactis kikaiensis Yabe & Eguchi, 1932GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus : Bathyactis kikaiensis
Bathyactis hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus : Bathyactis hawaiiensis
Fungiacyathus hawaiiensis (Vaughan, 1907)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus : Fungiacyathus hawaiiensis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1872Fungiacyathus fragilis Sars
1932Bathyactis kikaiensis Yabe and Eguchi

References

Wells J. W. (1984) Notes on Indo-Pacific Scleractinian Corals. Part 10. Late Pleistocene ahermatypic corals from Vanuatu, Pacific Science 38 3, 205-219
Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Cairns, S. D. (2004) Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of Australia. Rec: Australian Mus. 56(3): 259-329 - via Catalogue of Life
Cairns, S.D., 1998. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. Rec. of West. Austr. Mus. 18(4): 361-417, 9 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., 2004. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of Australia. Rec. Australian Mus., 56(3): 259-329, 12 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 59-101. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., 1984. New records of ahermatypic corals (Scleractinia) from the Hawaiian and Line Islands. Occasional papers of the Bishop Musem, 25(10): 1-30. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., 1995. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). N. Z. Oceanographic Mem, 103: 210 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Zibrowius, H. (1980). Les scléractiniaires de la Méditerranée et de l'Atlantique nord-oriental. Mémoires de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco,. 11. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., 1982. Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. Antarctic Research Series 34: 1-74. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., 1981. Marine flora and fauna of the northeastern United States. Scleractinia. NOAA Tech. Rept. NMFS Circ. 438: l4 pp., l6 figs. - via World Register of Marine Species
Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110 - via World Register of Marine Species
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!
 
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