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Acanthohalysites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Taxonomy
Acanthohalysites was named by Hamada (1957).

It was assigned to Halysitinae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Acanthohalysites Hamada
1981Acanthohalysites Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyHalysitinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusAcanthohalysitesHamada 1957

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.

G. †Acanthohalysites Hamada 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludlow or 438.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. encrustans (12424 12444 12557)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Anhui) A. hanshanensis (27737)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) A. encrustans (12941)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Venezuela A. sp. (25626)