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Emmonsia

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Emmonsia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l D Give-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. bacula, E. rectangularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Emmonsia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1981Emmonsia Hill
2002Emmonsia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyFavositidaeDana 1846
subfamilyEmmonsiinaeLecompte 1952
genusEmmonsiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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. †Emmonsia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Brigantian or 419.62000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan E. sp. (13984)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam E. yenlacensis (83318)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Ontario) E. sp. (40058)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) E. sp. (100959)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam E. yenlacensis, E. intricatus (83248) E. yenlacensis, E. sp. (83291)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Nevada) E. sp. (648)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Vietnam E. yenlacensis (83242 83252 83294)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand (South Island) E. carmeni (3577)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) E. sp. (40039)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Vietnam E. yenlacensis (83319)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) E. emmonsi, E. bacula, E. radiciformis, E. rectangularis (3845) E. rectangularis, E. bacula, E. emmonsi (3846)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Kentucky) E. amplissima, E. bacula, E. convexa, E. emmonsi, E. epidermi, E. epidermata, E. radiciformis, E. tuberosa, E. ramosa (76992)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) E. cymosa (5706)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) E. sp. (9528 9529 9534 9535 79593)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Mongolia E. emmonsi, E. taltiensis (79716)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) E. amplissima, E. bacula, E. convexa, E. emmonsi, E. epidermata, E. radiciformis, E. ramosa, E. tuberosa (5702) E. epidermata, E. eximia (11101)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) E. arbuscula, E. eximia (5709)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Thailand E. sp. (82107)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) E. arbuscula, E. radiciformis (38450 38451 38452 38453 38454 38455 38456)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland E. parasitica (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) E. parasitica (5972)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Kentucky) E. sp. (562)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) E. parasitica (5986 28383)