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Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Actinocyathus d'Orbigny
1981Actinocyathus Hill
1983Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) Sando p. 37
2002Actinocyathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLonsdaleiidaeChapman 1893
genusLonsdaleiaMcCoy 1849
subgenusActinocyathus(d'Orbigny 1849)

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.

Subg. †Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) d'Orbigny 1849
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Cerioid Lonsdaleia
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

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Bashkirian or 335.90000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean - Serpukhovian346.7 - 323.4China (Qinghai) Actinocyathus floriformis (68635)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland (Carlow) Actinocyathus floriformis (79120 79122)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland Actinocyathus floriformis (34833)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Actinocyathus floriformis (162351)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Ukraine Actinocyathus sp. (151320)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4France Actinocyathus sp. (50810)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Morocco Actinocyathus sarytschevae, Actinocyathus mariae (224690)