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Ekvasophyllum eastoni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ekvasophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ekvasophyllum eastoni was named by Langenheim and Tischler (1960). Its type specimen is UCMP 36451 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. A-9449, Andy Hills, Cottonwood Range, which is in a Mississippian carbonate limestone in the Tin Mountain Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Ekvasophyllum eastoni Langenheim, Jr. and Tischler pp. 121 - 124 figs. Fig. 13, a, b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyEkvasophyllidae
genusEkvasophyllumParks 1951
specieseastoni

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.

Ekvasophyllum eastoni Langenheim, Jr. and Tischler 1960
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Mississippian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) Ekvasophyllum eastoni (226745 type locality: 226746)