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Clisiophyllum oweni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Taxonomy
Clisiophyllum oweni was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is LACMIP 6345 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 5312, McCloud Bridge West, which is in a Wolfcampian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Limestone Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. delicatum, C. turbinatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Clisiophyllum oweni Wilson p. 11 figs. 9c-e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderAulophyllina
familyAulophyllidaeDybowski 1873
subfamilyClisiophyllinaeNicholson 1889
genusClisiophyllumDana 1846
speciesoweni

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.

†Clisiophyllum oweni Wilson 1982
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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: Wolfcampian or 298.90000 to 286.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (California) Clisiophyllum oweni (type locality: 62595)