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Famaxonia

Anthozoa - Stauriida

Taxonomy
Famaxonia was named by Weyer (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u Sepkoski's reference number: 680]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Famaxonia Weyer
1981Famaxonia Hill
2002Famaxonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
genusFamaxoniaWeyer 1971

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. †Famaxonia Weyer 1971
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available