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Enigmalites lautus

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae

Taxonomy
Enigmalites lautus was named by Tchudinova (1975). Its type specimen is PIN 3494/1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Most Section, Shikhany Horizon, Kos'va River, which is in a Shikhanian carbonate limestone in the Shikhany Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Enigmalites lautus Tchudinova p. 429 figs. Pl 1, fig 2

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

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 lautus 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: Shikhanian or 294.80000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Enigmalites lautus (119034)
Shikhanian294.8 - 293.52Russian Federation Enigmalites lautus (type locality: 119033)