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Actiniaria (sea anemone)
Taxonomy
Actiniaria is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007); and to Hexacorallia by McFadden et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Anthozoa by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007); and to Hexacorallia by McFadden et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2002 | Actiniaria Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Actinaria Bambach et al. p. S80 |
| 2021 | Actiniaria McFadden et al. p. 637 |
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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.
Or. Actiniaria [sea anemone]
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Subor. Anenthemonae Rodriquez and Daly 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 312.80000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 306.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 306.0 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desmoinesian | USA (Illinois) | Essexella asherae (232884) Essexella asherae, Reticulomedusa greenei (232886) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Missouri) | Essexella asherae (232885) | |
| Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | Actiniaria indet. (69889) |