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Stictostroma jasperense

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae

Taxonomy
Stictostroma jasperense was named by Stearn (1975). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ancient Wall Reef Complex, Mt. Haultain, upper Flume Member, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cairn Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. brylkini, S. irregularis, S. uralense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Stictostroma jasperense Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderStromatoporellidaStearn 1980
RankNameAuthor
familyStromatoporellidaeLecompte 1951
genusStictostromaParks 1936
speciesjasperense

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.

†Stictostroma jasperense Stearn 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Stictostroma jasperense (83543 type locality: 83544 83546)