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Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) cyathaxoniaforme

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) cyathaxoniaforme was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196912 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM722l, Dugout Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophophyllidium (Lophbillidium) cyathaxoniaforme Fedorowski p. 125 figs. 45,46; pl 15, figs 3,4,7-9,11-18; pl 16, figs 1,2,4-6

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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
subgenusLophbillidiumFedorowski 1986
speciescyathaxoniaforme

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
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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 Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium cyathaxoniaforme (101775)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium cyathaxoniaforme (43560 43562 type locality: 75923 75925)