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Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae

Taxonomy
Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum was named by Nestor (1966). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum Nestor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyActinodictyidaeKhalfina and Yavorsky 1973
genusEcclimadictyonNestor 1964
speciesastrolaxumNestor 1966

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Jaagarahu or 438.60000 to 428.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum (113303)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia (Saare) Ecclimadictyon astrolaxum (195600)