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Protomacgeea minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Protomacgeea minor was named by Zhen (1995). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mount Podge, which is in an Emsian perireef or subreef limestone in the Mount Podge Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Protomacgeea minor Zhen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusProtomacgeeaRozkowska 1956
speciesminor

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.

Protomacgeea minor Zhen 1995
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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: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Australia (Queensland) Protomacgeea minor (type locality: 106560)