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Enigmalites

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae

Taxonomy
Enigmalites was named by Tchudinova (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: C u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Enigmalites lectus.

It was assigned to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syringoporidae by Hill (1981), Zapalski (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Enigmalites Tchudinova p. 13
1981Enigmalites Hill
2002Enigmalites Sepkoski
2012Enigmalites Zapalski p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familySyringoporidaeFromentel 1864
genusEnigmalites

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. †Enigmalites Tchudinova 1975
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Enigmalites largus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites lautus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites lectus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites roberti Wilson 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: photosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:51:13
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:51:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Shikhanian to the top of the Tastubian or 294.80000 to 291.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation E. lautus (119034)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (California) E. roberti (62604)
Shikhanian294.8 - 293.52Russian Federation E. lautus (119033)
Tastubian293.52 - 291.7Russian Federation E. largus (119035) E. lectus (119032)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation E. largus (119036)