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Briantelasma

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Briantelasma was named by Oliver (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: S D Eife]. Its type is Briantelasma americanum.

It was assigned to Streptelasmatinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. americanum (type species), B. knoxboroense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Briantelasma Oliver
1981Briantelasma Hill
2002Briantelasma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyStreptelasmatinaeNicholson 1889
genusBriantelasmaOliver 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.

G. †Briantelasma Oliver 1960
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Briantelasma americanum Oliver 1960
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 Ludlow to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 426.70000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Mongolia B. cincinnatum (79644) B. cincinnatum, B. kisylense (79648) B. kisylense (79645)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) B. americanum (76272 76273 76278) B. americanum, B. knoxboroense (76271 76274) B. knoxboroense (76279)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (New York) B. knoxboroensis, B. americanum (24955)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) B. sp. (26849)