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Bradyphyllum postwannense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Bradyphyllum postwannense was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196736 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM704v, Hess Ranch Horst, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine shale in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Bradyphyllum postwannense Fedorowski p. 43 figs. 10:1-3; pl 3, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyAntiphyllidae
subfamilyAntiphyllinaeIlina 1970
genusBradyphyllumGrabau 1928
speciespostwannense

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.

Bradyphyllum postwannense 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: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Saraninian or 303.70000 to 280.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Bradyphyllum postwannense (43483 75956)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Bradyphyllum postwannense (type locality: 75937)
Saraninian283.3 - 280.4Russian Federation Bradyphyllum postwannense (75624)