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Cystelasma

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

Taxonomy
Cystelasma was named by Miller (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plerophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Pentaphyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Cystelasma Miller
1956Cystelasma Hill
1981Cystelasma Hill
2002Cystelasma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyPentaphyllidaeSchindewolf 1942
subfamilyPentaphyllinaeSchindewolf 1942
genusCystelasmaMiller 1891

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. †Cystelasma Miller 1891
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Cystelasma invaginatum Easton et al. 1958
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 Kinderhookian to the top of the Meramecian or 358.86000 to 335.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian - Carboniferous419.62 - 298.9USA (Montana, and Wyoming) C. sp. (12387)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) C. sp. (6734)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9Mexico (Sonora) C. invaginatum (5616)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) C. quinquiseptatum (7016)