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Tschussovskenia dilata

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Tschussovskenia dilata was named by Fedorowski et al. (2007). Its type specimen is IGAMU 54 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tschussovskenia dilata Fedorowski et al. p. 147 figs. Pl 14, fig 6; pl 15, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyDiphyphyllinaeDybowski 1873
genusTschussovskeniaDobrolyubova 1936
speciesdilata

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.

Tschussovskenia dilata Fedorowski et al. 2007
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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: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) Tschussovskenia dilata (108144)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Guatemala Tschussovskenia dilata (108018)