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Argutastrea arguta

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Argutastrea arguta was named by Crickmay (1960). It is the type species of Argutastrea.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Argutastrea arguta Crickmay
2008Argutastrea arguta Brownlaw and Jell p. 50
2017Argutastrea arguta Coen-Aubert p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
genusArgutastreaCrickmay 1960
speciesargutaCrickmay 1960

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.

Argutastrea arguta Crickmay 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Argutastrea arguta (55477 84236 84248)