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Lithostrotion decipiens

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Nemaphyllum decipiens McCoy
1984Lithostrotion decipiens Conrad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Life
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyLithostrotioninaed'Orbigny 1852
genusLithostrotionFleming 1828
speciesdecipiens(McCoy 1849)

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.

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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 Asbian to the top of the Bashkirian or 339.90000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) Lithostrotion decipiens (234331)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Lithostrotion decipiens (73389)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Ireland Lithostrotion decipiens (76709 76713)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Wales) Lithostrotion decipiens (36674)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Algeria Lithostrotion decipiens (135031)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Morocco Lithostrotion decipiens (228328)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Lithostrotion decipiens (73390 73392 73393 73394 73395 73396 73397 73399 73401)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3China (Guizhou) Lithostrotion decipiens (134693 134694)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco Lithostrotion decipiens (79396 79399 79404 79405)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) Lithostrotion decipiens (195848 195864)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland (Carlow) Lithostrotion decipiens (79121 79122)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland Lithostrotion decipiens (34833)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3France Lithostrotion decipiens (34565)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Algeria Lithostrotion decipiens (135339)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China Lithostrotion decipiens (234676)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China (Guizhou) Lithostrotion decipiens (134700 134705 134706 134707)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Japan Lithostrotion decipiens (49720)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Morocco Lithostrotion decipiens (224732 234350 234361 234370 234448 234568)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Morocco Lithostrotion decipiens (234566)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Morocco Lithostrotion decipiens (224724 234424)