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Spongophyllum sedgwicki

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Spongophyllum sedgwicki was named by Edwards and Haime (1851).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Spongophyllum sedgwicki Edwards and Haime p. 425
1930Spongophyllum sedgwicki Stauffer p. 107 figs. Plate 13, figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusSpongophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciessedgwickiEdwards and Haime 1851

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.

Spongophyllum sedgwicki Edwards and Haime 1851
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Spongophyllum sedgwicki (229253 229257)