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Thecia swinderniana

Anthozoa - Favositida - Theciidae

Taxonomy
Thecia swinderniana was named by Goldfuss (1829). It is the type species of Thecia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Thecia swinderniana Goldfuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
familyTheciidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusTheciaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciesswindernianaGoldfuss 1829

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.

Thecia swinderniana Goldfuss 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Paadla or 443.10000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Thecia swinderniana (12444 12445)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden Thecia swinderniana (77410)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Thecia swinderniana (13591 13592 13594 13597 13598)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Thecia swinderniana (13599 226712)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia (Saare) Thecia swinderniana (195603)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation Thecia swinderniana (23638 23747 24772)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Thecia swinderniana (14057)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Estonia Thecia swinderniana (79878)