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Actinophrentis bonespringense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Actinophrentis bonespringense was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196731 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM728e, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Actinophrentis bonespringense Fedorowski p. 40 figs. 9:1a-c; pl 3, figs 8,9,13,15; pl 4, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyAntiphyllidae
subfamilyAntiphyllinaeIlina 1970
genusActinophrentisIvanovskiy 1967
speciesbonespringense

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.

Actinophrentis bonespringense Fedorowski 1987
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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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Actinophrentis bonespringense (type locality: 75864 75881)