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Densastroma

Stromatoporoidea - Actinostromatida - Densastromatidae

Taxonomy
Densastroma was named by Flügel (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-l D Gedi-l].

It was assigned to Densastromatidae by Stearn et al. (1999); and to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. pexisum
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. astrites, D. astroites, D. himmestum, D. podolicum, D. sociale, D. stellatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Densastroma Flügel
1999Densastroma Stearn et al.
2002Densastroma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderActinostromatidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
familyDensastromatidaeBogoyavlenskaya 1974
genusDensastromaFlügel 1959

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.

G. †Densastroma Flügel 1959
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†Densastroma pexisum Yavorsky 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2007-09-07 03:24:54
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:23:24
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Lochkovian or 433.50000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) D. pexisum (236314)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) D. sp. (25252)
Jaani433.5 - 431.2Estonia (Saare) D. pexisum (195596)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden D. pexisum (77410 198679)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Estonia (Saare) D. pexisum (195600)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden D. podolicum (77536)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (23057)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Ukraine D. astrites (23354 23375)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Estonia D. himmestum, D. podolicum (79877)
Paadla426.7 - 423.0Estonia (Saaremaa) D. himmestum (195602)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine D. astroites (23374) D. podolicum (23468)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation D. himmestum (23714)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Latvia D. sociale (79814)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden D. pexisum (34407) D. podolicum (79809 79810)
Kuressaare423.0 - 422.7Estonia (Saare) D. astroites (195605)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation D. podolicum (23719)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Ukraine D. stellatum (23483)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02USA (Virginia) D. pexisum (79380)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) D. pexisum (9318)