Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Syringaxon foerstei

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Syringaxon foerstei was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159243 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M409, Rabbit Hill, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Rabbit Hill Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Syringaxon foerstei Merriam p. 22 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-10
1974Syringaxon foerstei Merriam pp. 39 - 40 figs. Plate 1, figures 1-16

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyLaccophyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusSyringaxonLindström 1882
speciesfoerstei

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.

†Syringaxon foerstei Merriam 1973
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Syringaxon foerstei (241380 type locality: 241382 241383 241384 241385 241386 241387)