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Hammatostroma albertense

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Tienodictyidae

Taxonomy
Hammatostroma albertense was named by Stearn (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Southesk-Cairn complex, Sawtooth Mountain, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cairn Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Hammatostroma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Hammatostroma albertense Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyTienodictyidaeBogoyavlenskaya 1965
genusHammatostroma
speciesalbertense

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.

†Hammatostroma albertense Stearn 1961
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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 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) Hammatostroma albertense (6264)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Hammatostroma albertense (83543 83544 83545 83546 83549 83638 83640 type locality: 83647 83662 84390 84391)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Northwest Territories) Hammatostroma albertense (83821)