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Coenites juniperinus

Anthozoa - Favositida - Coenitidae

Taxonomy
Coenites juniperinus was named by Eichwald (1829). It is the type species of Coenites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Coenites juniperinus Eichwald

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderAlveolitinaSokolov 1950
familyCoenitidaeSardeson 1896
subfamilyCoenitinaeSardeson 1896
genusCoenitesEichwald 1829
speciesjuniperinusEichwald 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.

Coenites juniperinus Eichwald 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 Homerian to the top of the Jaagarahu or 430.60000 to 428.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Coenites juniperinus (49640)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia (Saare) Coenites juniperinus (175061 175074 195600)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia Coenites juniperinus (13724)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Norway Coenites juniperinus (14272 14273)