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Chonophyllum magnificum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae

Taxonomy
Chonophyllum magnificum was named by Billings (1860).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Chonophyllum magnificum Billings p. 264 figs. Pl. 1
1930Chonophyllum magnificum Stauffer p. 107 figs. Plate 12, figure 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderArachnophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyArachnophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusChonophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
speciesmagnificumBillings 1860

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.

Chonophyllum magnificum Billings 1860
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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: Silurian or 443.10000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Chonophyllum magnificum (229253 229257 229258 229259)