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Amplexus pustulosus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

Taxonomy
Amplexus pustulosus was named by Hudleston (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Range, north of Lyons River, which is in a Sakmarian marine horizon in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Amplexus pustulosus Hudleston p. 591 figs. Pl 23, fig 1
1890Amplexus pustulosus Hinde p. 194
1903Amplexus pustulosus Etheridge Jr. p. 8
1942Amplexus pustulosus Hill p. 59 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyAmplexidaeChapman 1893
genusAmplexusSowerby 1814
speciespustulosus

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.

Amplexus pustulosus Hudleston 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Amplexus pustulosus (type locality: 120456 131545 131604)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Western Australia) Amplexus pustulosus (144680)