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Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) skinneri

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium skinneri was named by Ross and Ross (1962). Its type specimen is USNM 139743 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM705ca, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Gaptank Formation of Texas.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lophophyllidium skinneri Ross and Ross p. 1184 figs. Pl 162, figs 17-20; text-fig 10
1987Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) skinneri Fedorowski p. 123 figs. 44:1-4; pl 14, figs 4,7

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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
speciesskinneri()

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: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Asselian or 303.70000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium skinneri (type locality: 43536)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium skinneri (43509)