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Diffingia collecticia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Diffingiidae

Taxonomy
Diffingia collecticia was named by Fedorowski (1985). Its type specimen is USNM 197389 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM705a, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Diffingia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diffingia collecticia Fedorowski p. 212 figs. Pl 13, figs 3-5; pl 14, figs 9a,b; pl 16; pl 19, figs 3a,b; text-fig 1:1a-c

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

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 collecticia 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 (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Diffingia collecticia (43564 75885)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Diffingia collecticia (type locality: 43534 75863 75864 75865 75919 75922 75923)