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Paratetradium

Anthozoa - Tetradiida - Tetradiidae

Taxonomy
Paratetradium was named by Sokolov (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Paratetradium Sokolov
1981Paratetradium Hill
2002Paratetradium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderTetradiidaOkulitch 1936
familyTetradiidaeNicholson 1879
genusParatetradiumSokolov 1955

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. †Paratetradium Sokolov 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-27 07:46:58
Modified: 2007-09-27 09:46:58
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Edenian or 452.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. halysitoides (206485)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1China (XinJiang) P. sp. (20785)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Québec) P. sp. (27235)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) P. quadrilobatum (205662)