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Actinostromellidae

Stromatoporoidea - Actinostromatida - Actinostromellidae

Taxonomy
Actinostromellidae was named by Nestor (1966).

It was assigned to Actinostromatida by Stearn et al. (1999), Stock (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Actinostromellidae Nestor
1999Actinostromellidae Stearn et al.
2015Actinostromellidae Stock p. 776

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderActinostromatidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
familyActinostromellidaeNestor 1966
familyActinostromellidaeNestor 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. †Actinostromellidae Nestor 1966
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G. †Actinostromella Boehnke 1915
G. †Pichiostroma Bogoyavlenskaya 1972
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 Homerian to the top of the Pragian or 430.60000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden Actinostromella sp. (77536)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Tajikistan Actinostromella vaivarense (78972)
Kaugetuma422.7 - 421.6Estonia Actinostromella vaiverensis (172822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Actinostromella vaiverensis (9318)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Kyrgyzstan Actinostromella vaiverensis (3559)