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Hexagonaria hexagona

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyllum hexagonum was named by Goldfuss (1826).

It was recombined as Hexagoniophyllum hexagonum by Gürich (1909); it was recombined as Hexagonaria hexagona by Gürich (1909).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Cyathophyllum hexagonum Goldfuss p. 61 figs. . 61, pl. 19, figs. 5e-f; pl. 20, figs. 1 a-b (non pl. 19, figs. 5 a-d)
1851Cyathophyllum hexagonum Edwards and Haime p. 382
1909Hexagoniophyllum hexagonum Gürich p. 102 figs. p. 102, pl. 30, figs. 3 a-b
1909Hexagonaria hexagona Gürich p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilyHexagonariinaeBulvanker 1958
genusHexagonariaGürich 1896
specieshexagona(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

Hexagonaria hexagona Goldfuss 1826
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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: base of the Silurian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 443.10000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Cyathophyllum hexagonum (229257)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Kazakhstan Hexagonaria hexagona (73183)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Asturias) Hexagonaria hexagona (25436)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland Hexagonaria hexagona (82904)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Hexagonaria hexagona (81746 81747)