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Lessnikovaea

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida

Taxonomy
Lessnikovaea was named by Sokolov (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m Sepkoski's reference number: 160]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Foerstephyllinae by Hill (1981); to Sarcinulida by Pandolfi (1989); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Lessnikovaea Sokolov
1981Lessnikovaea Hill
1989Lessnikovea Pandolfi p. 755
2002Lessnikovaea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
genusLessnikovaeaSokolov 1951

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. †Lessnikovaea Sokolov 1951
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available