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Monophyllum cassum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Monophyllum cassum was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196767 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM702t, Gap Tank, Stockton Gap, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Monophyllum cassum Fedorowski p. 69 figs. 22:2-5; 23; pl 5, figs 5,11,12; pl 6, figs 6,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStereolasmatina
familyHapsiphyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusMonophyllumFomichev 1953
speciescassum

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.

Monophyllum cassum 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 Asselian or 303.70000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Monophyllum cassum (43483)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Monophyllum cassum (43468 43475 type locality: 43509)