Marine Species Traits - Paleocyclus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †

WoRMS taxon details

Paleocyclus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †

AphiaID

1510393 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1510393)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Paleocyclidae Dybowski †

Original name

Paleocyclus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †

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Species Paleocyclus kirbyi Meek, 1868 †
Species Paleocyclus michiganensis Bassler, 1937 †
Species Paleocyclus fletcheri Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † accepted as Cyathophyllum fletcheri (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † (basionym, changed combination)
Species Paleocyclus porpita (Linnaeus, 1767) † accepted as Cyathophyllum porpita (Linnaeus, 1767) † (changed combination)
Species Paleocyclus praeacutus (Lonsdale, 1839) † accepted as Cyathophyllum praeacutus (Lonsdale, 1839) † (changed combination)
Species Paleocyclus rugosus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 † accepted as Cyathophyllum rugosus (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2025). Paleocyclus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510393 on 2025-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-05-14 12:45:21Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

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Nomenclature

basis of record Duncan PM. (1867). On the genera Heterophyllia, Battersbyia, Palaeocyclus, and Asterosmilia; The anatomy of their species, and their position in the classification of the sclerodermic Zoantharia. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 157: 643-656. [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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