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Billingsaria spissa

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Billingsariidae

Taxonomy
Billingsaria spissa was named by Percival et al. (2001). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Billingsaria spissa Percival et al. p. 232 figs. 7A-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
RankNameAuthor
familyBillingsariidaeOkulitch 1936
subfamilyBillingsariinaeOkulitch 1936
genusBillingsariaOkulitch 1936
speciesspissa

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.

Billingsaria spissa Percival et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gisbornian to the top of the Darriwilian or 458.40000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian - Darriwilian458.4 - 458.4Australia (New South Wales) Billingsaria spissa (119706)