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Breviphrentis superstes

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Breviphrentis superstes was named by Denayer et al. (2012). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sains-du-Nord, which is in a Famennian offshore ramp shale/limestone in the Sains Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. yandelli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Breviphrentis superstes Denayer et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyBreviphyllinae
genusBreviphrentisStumm 1949
speciessuperstes

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.

†Breviphrentis superstes Denayer et al. 2012
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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: Middle Famennian or 368.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Belgium Breviphrentis superstes (135345 135346)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Breviphrentis superstes (type locality: 135343 135344)