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Briantelasma americanum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Briantelasma americanum was named by Oliver (1960). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NYSM 11069. It is the type species of Briantelasma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cincinnatum, B. kisylense, B. knoxboroensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Briantelasma americanum Oliver

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyStreptelasmatinaeNicholson 1889
genusBriantelasmaOliver 1960
speciesamericanum

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.

†Briantelasma americanum Oliver 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 20:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 419.62000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Briantelasma americanum (76271 76272 76273 76274 76278)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (New York) Briantelasma americanum (24955)