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Zaphrentites arkansanus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Menophyllum excavatum arkansanum was named by Girty (1910). Its type specimen is USNM 158791 (coral) and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Zaphrentites arkansanus by Sando (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Menophyllum excavatum arkansanum Girty p. 190
1969Zaphrentites arkansanus Sando pp. 9 - 12 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyHapsiphyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyHapsiphyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusZaphrentitesHudson 1941
speciesarkansanus()

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: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-15 09:11:15
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:11:15
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Chesterian or 343.00000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Arkansas) Zaphrentites arkansanus (67201 76118 76130 76155)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Oklahoma) Zaphrentites arkansanus (76158)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Zaphrentites arkansanus (76117 76139 76144)