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Atelodictyon stelliferum

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae

Taxonomy
Atelodictyon stelliferum was named by Stearn (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fairholme Reef Complex, Ram Range, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cairn Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. connectum, A. fallax, A. masoncityense, A. solidum, A. strictum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Atelodictyon stelliferum Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyAtelodictyidaeKhalfina 1968
genusAtelodictyonLecompte 1951
speciesstelliferum

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.

†Atelodictyon stelliferum Stearn 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Alberta) Atelodictyon stelliferum (81594)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Atelodictyon stelliferum (81595 83544 83545 83546 83636 83640 type locality: 83645 83799 84003 84392)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Atelodictyon stelliferum (39237)