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Cothoniidae

Anthozoa - Cothoniida - Cothoniidae

Taxonomy
Cothoniidae was named by Jell and Jell (1976). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rugosa by Jell and Jell (1976); and to Cothoniida by Oliver and Coates (1987).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cothoniidae Jell and Jell
1987Cothoniidae Oliver and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCothoniidaOliver and Coates 1987
familyCothoniidaeJell and Jell 1976
familyCothoniidaeJell and Jell 1976

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. †Cothoniidae Jell and Jell 1976
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G. †Cothonion Jell and Jell 1976
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
No collection or age range data are available