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Acrocyathus girtyi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Acrocyathidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotionella girtyi was named by Hayasaka (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 120243 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acrocyathus girtyi by Sando (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Lithostrotionella girtyi Hayasaka p. 65 figs. pl. 13, figs. 3a, b
1983Acrocyathus girtyi Sando p. 21 figs. Plate 17, figures 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyAcrocyathidae
genusAcrocyathusd'Orbigny 1849
speciesgirtyi()

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.

†Acrocyathus girtyi Hayasaka 1936
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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
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