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Lophiostromatidae

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae

Taxonomy
Lophiostromatidae was named by Nestor (1966).

It was assigned to Labechiida by Stearn et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Lophiostromatidae Nestor
1999Lophiostromatidae Stearn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
familyLophiostromatidaeNestor 1966
familyLophiostromatidaeNestor 1966

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.

Fm. †Lophiostromatidae Nestor 1966
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G. †Dermatostroma Parks 1910
G. †Lophiostroma Nicholson 1891
G. †Tarphystroma Nestor et al. 2010
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†Tarphystroma tuberosum Nestor et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-02-26 08:16:02
Modified: 2008-02-26 10:16:02
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Sevatian or 451.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Dermatostroma sp. (34272 34273 34276)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Dermatostroma ottawaense (27216)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Dermatostroma tyronensis (5346)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Dermatostroma cavernosum (5368)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Dermatostroma sp. (383 384 385 386)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Dermatostroma scabra (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Dermatostroma sp. (388 391 72903)
Maysvillian - Ashgill450.2 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Dermatostroma sp. (389 390)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Dermatostroma scabrum (5326) Dermatostroma sp. (395 89538)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Dermatostroma sp. (392 394)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Mongolia Lophiostroma shantungense (79594)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Tarphystroma tuberosum (113159 113160)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Lophiostroma dubium (184842)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine Lophiostroma schmidti (23354 23375)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Estonia Lophiostroma schmidti (79877)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine Lophiostroma schmidti (23357 23376)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Latvia Lophiostroma schmidti (79814)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden Lophiostroma schmidti (79809 79810) Lophiostroma schmidtii (34406 34407)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Estonia Lophiostroma schmidti (79878)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine Lophiostroma schmidti (23484)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Belarus Lophiostroma sp. (23655)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia (Saaremaa) Lophiostroma schmidtii (195602)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan Lophiostroma boletiformis (34648)