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Cladochonus verrucatus

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Pyrgiidae

Taxonomy
Cladochonus verrucatus was named by Niko (2001). Its type specimen is HMM 04078 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mizubora-dani Valley, Fukuji area, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Mizuyagadani Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Cladochonus verrucatus Niko p. 29 figs. 2.3,2.4,3.1-3.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAuloporoidea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
familyPyrgiidaeFromentel 1861
genusCladochonus
speciesverrucatus

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: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Japan Cladochonus verrucatus (61140 type locality: 61141)