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Diffingia largifica

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Diffingiidae

Taxonomy
Diffingia largifica was named by Fedorowski (1985). Its type specimen is USNM 197468 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diffingia largifica Fedorowski p. 215 figs. Pl 13, figs 12; pl 18, figs 1a-c; pl 20, figs 2a-d; text-fig 1:4a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderDiffingiina
familyDiffingiidae
subfamilyDiffingiinae
genusDiffingia
specieslargifica

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.

Diffingia largifica Fedorowski 1985
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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 Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Diffingia largifica (43579 75935)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Diffingia largifica (43496 43497 43534 43560 75919)