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Asserculinia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Metriophyllidae

Taxonomy
Asserculinia was named by Schouppé and Stacul (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Metriophyllidae by Hill (1981) and Ataei et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Asserculinia Schouppé and Stacul
1981Asserculinia Hill
2002Asserculinia Sepkoski
2019Asserculinia Ataei et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyMetriophyllidaeHill 1939
genusAsserculiniaSchouppé and Stacul 1959

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. †Asserculinia Schouppé and Stacul 1959
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Asserculinia abnormis Wu and Zhao 1983
Asserculinia elegans Wu and Wang 1974
Asserculinia orbiculata Wu and Wang 1974
Asserculinia solida Wang and Sugiyama 2001
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: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation A. sp. (110578)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Iran A. sp. (99782)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Guangxi) A. longiseptata (119993) A. solida (75813)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Iran A. sp. (107690)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) A. sp. (41975)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) A. sp. (10698)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan (Punjab) A. sp. (75765)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) A. abnormis (120752 120761) A. orbiculata, A. elegans (98066)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Greece A. sp. (108325)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) A. orbiculata (94954 120754) A. sp. (105210)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) A. orbiculata (51424)