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Idiostromatidae

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Idiostromatidae

Taxonomy
Idiostromatidae was named by Nicholson (1886).

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

Subtaxa
Idiostroma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Idiostromatidae Nicholson
1999Idiostromatidae Stearn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderStromatoporellidaStearn 1980
familyIdiostromatidaeNicholson 1886
familyIdiostromatidaeNicholson 1886

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. †Idiostromatidae Nicholson 1886
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G. †Idiostroma Winchell 1867
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†Idiostroma moravicum Zukalova 1971
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 Wenlock to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 432.90000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) Idiostroma sp. (111844 111845 111846)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7China (Xinjiang) Idiostroma sp. (27767)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Tajikistan Idiostroma sp. (78973)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) Idiostroma sp. (101495)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Tajikistan Idiostroma colymensis (45825)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Idiostroma fililaminatum (25367)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam Idiostroma crassum (83253)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Idiostroma sp. (197085 227413)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Nevada) Idiostroma sp. (83979)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) Idiostroma sp. (6719)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Vietnam Idiostroma crassum (83254 83298)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Idiostroma sp. (77075)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Thailand Idiostroma sp. (82083)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) Idiostroma sp. (80373)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) Idiostroma sp. (80633 80634)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Mongolia Idiostroma cumulus (79720 79723)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Vietnam Idiostroma fililaminatum (83340)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Idiostroma sp. (83978)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Mongolia Idiostroma cumulus (79722)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Czechia Idiostroma sp. (83221)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Czechia Idiostroma caespitosum, Idiostroma moravicum (83233)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15France Idiostroma roemeri (38686)
Middle Frasnian (interglacial)379.0 - 375.2Belgium (Namur) Idiostroma sp. (158156)