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Squameolites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Plasmoporidae

Taxonomy
Squameolites was named by Bondarenko (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-u]. It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Squameolites Bondarenko
1981Squameolites Hill
2002Squameolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyProporicaeSokolov 1949
familyPlasmoporidaeSardeson 1896
genusSquameolitesBondarenko 1963

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. †Squameolites Bondarenko 1963
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Squameolites junggarensis Lin and Wang 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludfordian or 430.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Xinjiang) S. immensis (27834)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) S. junggarensis (228316)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Xinjiang) S. sp. (27769)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) S. anomalus (711 712 713)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) S. anomalus (5781 5782 5790 5793 5794)