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Lophotichium simulatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Lophotichium simulatum was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197007 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM722l, Dugout Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophotichium simulatum Fedorowski p. 158 figs. 56, 57; pl 22, figs 7-18; pl 23, figs 13,16-20; pl 24, figs 1-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusLophotichiumMoore and Jeffords 1945
speciessimulatum

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.

Lophotichium simulatum 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 Asselian to the top of the Kungurian or 298.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Lophotichium simulatum (110575 110578)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Lophotichium simulatum (43579 75885 75886 75934)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Lophotichium simulatum (75929)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Lophotichium simulatum (43496 43534 43566 75861 75862 75863 75864 75865 75881 type locality: 75923 75924 75926)