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Spongioalveolites minor

Anthozoa - Favositida - Alveolitidae

Taxonomy
Spongioalveolites minor was named by Iven (1980). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Eikamp, Bergisch-Gladbach, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Torringen Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Spongioalveolites minor Iven

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyAlveolitidaeDuncan 1872
subfamilyAlveolitinaeDuncan 1872
genusSpongioalveolites
speciesminor

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 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: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Spongioalveolites minor (82474)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Spongioalveolites minor (type locality: 81727 81733 81734 82225 82227)