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Hermatostroma haultainense

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Hermatostroma haultainense Stearn
1996Hermatostroma haultainense Stearn p. 207 figs. 6.2-6.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderStromatoporellidaStearn 1980
RankNameAuthor
familyTrupetostromatidaeGermovsek 1954
genusHermatostromaNicholson 1886
specieshaultainense

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 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: base of the Middle Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 385.90000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian - Late/Upper Devonian387.95 - 358.86Canada (Manitoba) Hermatostroma haultainense (3637)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Canada (Manitoba) Hermatostroma haultainense (3636)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Manitoba) Hermatostroma haultainense (3638)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Hermatostroma haultainense (83544 83545 type locality: 83546)