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Polythalamia americana

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae

Taxonomy
Polythalamia americana was named by Debrenne and Wood (1990). It is not extant. Its type locality is Galena Canyon, Battle Mountain, which is in a Botomian/Toyonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Scott Canyon Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Polythalamia americana Debrenne and Wood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCapsulocyathinaZhuravelva 1964
familyCryptoporocyathidaeZhuravleva 1960
genusPolythalamiaDebrenne and Wood 1990
speciesamericana

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.

Polythalamia americana Debrenne and Wood 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Toyonian or 516.00000 to 510.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 510.2USA (Nevada) Polythalamia americana (type locality: 81004)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 510.2USA (Alaska) Polythalamia americana (123182)