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Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197128 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM728f, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta Fedorowski p. 186 figs. 69; pl 28, figs 10,11; pl 31, figs 1a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusAssimulia
subgenusAssimulia
speciescompacta

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.

†Assimulia (Assimulia) compacta 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 Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Assimulia compacta (75885 75886)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Assimulia compacta (75864 type locality: 75865)