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Tarphystroma

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae

Taxonomy
Tarphystroma was named by Nestor et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Tarphystroma tuberosum.

It was assigned to Lophiostromatidae by Nestor et al. (2010).

Species
T. tuberosum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Tarphystroma Nestor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
familyLophiostromatidaeNestor 1966
genusTarphystroma

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.

G. †Tarphystroma Nestor et al. 2010
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Tarphystroma tuberosum Nestor et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-02-26 08:16:02
Modified: 2008-02-26 10:16:02
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aeronian or 440.50000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) T. tuberosum (113159 113160)