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Enigmalites lectus

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae

Taxonomy
Enigmalites lectus was named by Tchudinova (1975). Its type specimen is PIN 3494/3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Most Section, upper Tastubian Horizon, Kos'va River, which is in a Tastubian carbonate limestone in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Enigmalites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Enigmalites lectus Tchudinova p. 14 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
RankNameAuthor
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familySyringoporidaeFromentel 1864
genusEnigmalites
specieslectus

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.

Enigmalites lectus Tchudinova 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: photosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:51:13
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:51:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tastubian or 293.52000 to 292.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tastubian293.52 - 292.0Russian Federation Enigmalites lectus (type locality: 119032)