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Frechastraea borealis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Frechastraea borealis was named by McLean (1994). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Carcajou River, which is in a Frasnian coastal sandstone/limestone in the Imperial Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Frechastraea borealis McLean

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusFrechastraeaScrutton 1968
speciesborealis

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.

Frechastraea borealis McLean 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Frechastraea borealis (83837 type locality: 83838)