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Catenipora aequabilis

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Taxonomy
Halysites aequabilis was named by Teichert (1937).

It was recombined as Catenipora aequabilis by Buehler (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Halysites aequabilis Teichert p. 57 figs. pi. VIII, fig. 2, pi. IX, fig. 4
1955Catenipora aequabilis Buehler pp. 63 - 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyCateniporinaeHamada 1957
genusCateniporaLamarck 1816
speciesaequabilis(Teichert 1937)

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.

Catenipora aequabilis Teichert 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Halysites aequabilis (24231)
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Catenipora aequabilis (26941 26948 26956)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Catenipora aequabilis (13654 13656 13657)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Catenipora aequabilis (23009)