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Mucophyllum mcintyrei

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Mucophyllidae

Taxonomy
Mucophyllum mcintyrei was named by Merriam (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 159453 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS. loc. M87, south side of Mallethead Ridge, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gazelle Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Mucophyllum mcintyrei Merriam p. 33 figs. Plate 6, figures 9, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyMucophyllidaeSoshkina 1947
genusMucophyllumEtheridge 1894
speciesmcintyrei

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.

Mucophyllum mcintyrei Merriam 1972
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1972Thick patellate Mucophyllum; markedly convex calice platform slopes abruptly inward to steep-sided calice pit, and slopes more gently outward toward reflexed rim. Tabulae straight, thick, and closely spaced beneath flat-bottomed pit. Longer septa terminate at edge of tabularium. Stereozone vertically thickest below convex inflection of calice platform, thins peripherally to sharp rim.
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: Ludlow or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (California) Mucophyllum mcintyrei (type locality: 229581)