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Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) confertum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium confertum was named by Jeffords (1942).

It was recombined as Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) confertum by Fedorowski (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Lophophyllidium confertum Jeffords
1987Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) confertum Fedorowski p. 121 figs. 44:5-7; pl 14, figs 5,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
subgenusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciesconfertum(Jeffords 1942)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 09:12:54
Modified: 2007-09-18 11:12:54
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium confertum (43537 75957)