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Emmonsiella

Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae

Taxonomy
Emmonsiella was named by Kim (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid]. It is not extant. Its type is Emmonsiella ornata.

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

Species
E. glabra, E. ornata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Emmonsiella Kim
1981Emmonsiella Hill
2002Emmonsiella 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
genusEmmonsiella

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. †Emmonsiella Kim 1971
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Emmonsiella glabra Kim 1971
Emmonsiella ornata Kim 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Hill 1981, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Tajikistan E. glabra, E. ornata (79014) E. saaminica (13977)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Tajikistan E. saaminica (13979) E. sp. (24739)