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Neaxon

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Neaxon was named by Kullmann (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u C Vise Sepkoski's reference number: 798,1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neaxoninae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. tenuiseptatus, N. variabilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. regulus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Neaxon Kullmann
1981Neaxon Hill
2002Neaxon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyNeaxoninae
genusNeaxonKullmann 1965

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.

G. †Neaxon Kullmann 1965
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†Neaxon tenuiseptatus Rozkowska 1969
†Neaxon variabilis Birenheide and Soto 1992
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: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 419.20000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) N. sp. (36960)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Yunnan) N. inopinata, N. sp. (77801)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco N. sp. (74491)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Ghazni) N. sp. (84672)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Spain (Castilla y Leon) N. variabilis (82148)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Spain (Leon) N. sp. (26849)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Belgium N. sp. (135365)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Xinjiang) N. sp. (3560)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) N. longiseptatum (80475)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) N. regulus (134745) N. regulus, N. tenuiseptatus (134744)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France N. regulus (38641)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland N. regulus (134803)