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Heterophrentis prolifica

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. nitida, H. simplex

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyAmplexidaeChapman 1893
genusHeterophrentisBillings 1875
speciesprolifica

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Heterophrentis prolifica (9537 9538 9539 9540 9541 9547 9548 9553 9554 9613 9616 9617)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Heterophrentis prolifica (11101)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Heterophrentis prolifica (91091 91215 91216 91217 91228 91229 91240 91243 91268 91276 91277 91278)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) Heterophrentis prolifica (25433)