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Helminthidium

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Calostylidae

Taxonomy
Helminthidium was named by Lindström (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Calostylidae by Hill (1956); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Helminthidium Lindström
1956Helminthidium Hill
2002Helminthidium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCalostylinaPrantl 1957
superfamilyCalostylicaeZittel 1879
familyCalostylidaeZittel 1879
genusHelminthidiumLindström 1882

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. †Helminthidium Lindström 1882
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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

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Gorstian or 430.50000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) H. sp. (23057)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic H. sp. (14104)