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Conopoterium

Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae

Taxonomy
Conopoterium was named by Winchell (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Micheliniinae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Conopoterium Winchell
1981Conopoterium Hill
2002Conopoterium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamilyMicheliniinaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusConopoteriumWinchell 1865

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.

G. †Conopoterium Winchell 1865
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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: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) C. effusum (6027 6041)