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Labechia prima

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Labechiidae

Taxonomy
Labechia prima was named by Kapp and Stearn (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Valcour Island, Lake Champlain, Crown Point Formation, which is in a Chazyan reef, buildup or bioherm lime mudstone in the Crown Point Formation of New York.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Labechia prima Kapp and Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
RankNameAuthor
familyLabechiidaeNicholson 1879
genusLabechiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesprimaKapp and Stearn 1975

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.

Labechia prima Kapp and Stearn 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-18 05:48:16
Modified: 2007-09-26 06:48:43
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Katian or 467.30000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Labechia prima (63301 type locality: 63313)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Labechia prima (63297 63323)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Québec) Labechia prima (27237)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Ontario) Labechia prima (27231)