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Briantelasma knoxboroense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Briantelasma knoxboroense was named by Oliver (1960). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Knoxboro Reef, which is in a Lochkovian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Coeymans Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Briantelasma knoxboroense 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
speciesknoxboroense

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Briantelasma knoxboroense (type locality: 76271 76274 76279)