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Clathrocoilona vexata

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae

Taxonomy
Clathrocoilona vexata 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Clathrocoilona vexata Prosh and Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderStromatoporellidaStearn 1980
RankNameAuthor
familyStromatoporellidaeLecompte 1951
genusClathrocoilonaYavorsky 1931
speciesvexata

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.

Clathrocoilona vexata 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: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Nunavut) Clathrocoilona vexata (84033 type locality: 84035 84038 84078 84094)