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Durhamina chocalensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Durhamina chocalensis was named by Rowett and Walper (1972). Its type specimen is TCU 1021 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chiantla, Kling Bed 5, El Mirador, Huehuetenango, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Chocal Formation of Guatemala.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Durhamina chocalensis Rowett and Walper p. 75 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-12
1990Durhamina chocalensis Wilson p. 68 fig. 9.4
2007Durhamina chocalensis Fedorowski et al. p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDurhaminidaeMinato and Kato 1965
genusDurhamina
specieschocalensis

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.

Durhamina chocalensis Rowett and Walper 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Guatemala Durhamina chocalensis (type locality: 89067)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Peru (Cusco) Durhamina chocalensis (75753)