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Foerstephyllum

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Billingsariidae

Taxonomy
Foerstephyllum was named by Bassler (1950).

It was assigned to Foerstephyllinae by Hill (1981); to Lichenariidae by Murray (1985); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Foerstephyllum Bassler
1981Foerstephyllum Hill
1985Foerstephyllum Murray p. 32
2002Foerstephyllum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
familyBillingsariidaeOkulitch 1936
subfamilyFoerstephyllinae
genusFoerstephyllumBassler 1950

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. †Foerstephyllum Bassler 1950
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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 Gisbornian to the top of the Eastonian or 458.20000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) F. wissleri (175904 175905 175906)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) F. sp. (101977)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Australia (Tasmania) F. sp. (2691)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (Qinghai) F. golmudense (80681)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alabama) F. sp. (80602)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation F. sp. (78801)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) F. sp. (80005)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) F. sp. (2685)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) F. sp. (101981)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) F. halli (26175 26188)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) F. halli (55999)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) F. halli (325)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) F. halli (26192)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) F. sp. (45286)
Onnian453.0 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) F. sp. (26238)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) F. sp. (2686)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) F. sp. (35350 35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) F. sp. (76903)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) F. sp. (72688 72692) F. vacuum (179674 179675 179676 179677 179678)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wisconsin) F. sp. (75744)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) F. vacuum (24034)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Shaanxi) F. liquanense (80678)