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Ethmophyllum cooperi

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ethmophyllum cooperi was named by Cooper et al. (1952). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No.111814, a skeleton (Diameter), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Ethmophyllum cooperi Cooper et al. pp. 29-30 figs. 1, 2, and 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderAjacicyathina
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEthmophylloideaOkulitch 1937
familyEthmophyllidaeOkulitch 1937
genusEthmophyllum
speciescooperi

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.

Ethmophyllum cooperi Cooper et al. 1952
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper et al. 1952The species differs from other Ethmophyllidae in the regularity of the vesicular zone of its inner wall, the completely enclosed, tubular, or canal-like vesicles two or three rows deep, and the parietal and intervallum coefficients.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Atdabanian or 520.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mexico Ethmophyllum cooperi (10681)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Ethmophyllum cooperi (10682)