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Gerronostroma septentrionalis

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Gerronostromatidae

Taxonomy
Gerronostroma septentrionalis was named by Prosh and Stearn (1996). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Eids Fiord, Ellesmere Island, section AB, which is in an Emsian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Blue Fiord Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Gerronostroma septentrionalis Prosh and Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyGerronostromatidaeBogoyavlenskaya 1969
genusGerronostromaYavorsky 1931
speciesseptentrionalis

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.

Gerronostroma septentrionalis Prosh and Stearn 1996
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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 Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Canada (Nunavut) Gerronostroma septentrionalis (84227)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Gerronostroma septentrionalis (type locality: 84035 84036 84038 84041 84078 84080 84081 84084 84087 84094)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Nunavut) Gerronostroma septentrionalis (66955)