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Ceratophyllum furcatispinum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Ceratophyllum furcatispinum was named by Herendeen et al. (1990). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Ceratophyllum furcatispinum Herendeen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyDisphyllinaeHill 1939
genusCeratophyllumGürich 1896
speciesfurcatispinumHerendeen et al. 1990

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.

Ceratophyllum furcatispinum Herendeen et al. 1990
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available