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Platiferostromatidae

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Platiferostromatidae

Taxonomy
Platiferostromatidae was named by Khalfina and Yakorsky (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Platiferostroma.

It was assigned to Labechiida by Webby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Platiferostromatidae Khalfina and Yakorsky p. 32
2015Platiferostromatidae Webby p. 728

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
familyPlatiferostromatidaeKhalfina and Yakorsky 1973
familyPlatiferostromatidaeKhalfina and Yakorsky 1973

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.

Fm. †Platiferostromatidae Khalfina and Yakorsky 1973
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G. †Cystocerium Nestor 1976
G. †Parastylostroma Bogoyavlenskaya 1982
G. †Platiferostroma Khalfina and Yavorsky 1973
G. †Pleostylostroma Wang 1982
G. †Vietnamostroma Nguyen Huu Hung and Mistiaen 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-02-26 08:16:02
Modified: 2008-02-26 10:16:02
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Wenlock or 440.80000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China Pleostylostroma sp. (164269)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Cystocerium sincerum (79400 79466 79475 79477 79486)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Cystocerium sincerum (206322) Cystocerium stellatum (206325)