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Spumaeolites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Taxonomy
Spumaeolites was named by Zhizhina (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Spumaeolites Zhizhina
1981Spumaeolites Hill
2002Spumaeolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyHalysitinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusSpumaeolitesZhizhina 1967

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. †Spumaeolites Zhizhina 1967
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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