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Heterophrentis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae

Taxonomy
Heterophrentis was named by Billings (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Give]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Streptelasmatinae by Hill (1956); to Siphonophrentinae by Merriam (1974); to Amplexidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
H. nitida, H. prolifica, H. simplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Heterophrentis Billings
1956Heterophrentis Hill
1974Heterophrentis Merriam p. 41
1981Heterophrentis Hill
2002Heterophrentis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyAmplexidaeChapman 1893
genusHeterophrentisBillings 1875

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. †Heterophrentis Billings 1875
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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 Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 410.62000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) H. angusta (3981)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Guangxi) H. undulata (4826)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) H. sp. (605)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) H. sp. (40039)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) H. annulata, H. cyathiformis, H. ovalis, H. trisutura (5706) H. duplicata, H. inflata, H. rafinesqui (5703)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) H. sp. (3844 3845 3852)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) H. complanata, H. prolifica (9538) H. prolifica, H. sp. (9537 9539 9540 9541 9547 9548 9553 9554 9613 9616 9617) H. sp. (9533 9534 9535 9542 9543 9544 9545 9549 9614 9615 77056 77076 77077 77078 77080)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) H. prolifica (91091 91215 91216 91217 91228 91229 91240 91243 91268 91276 91277 91278)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) H. irregularis, H. nitida (5702) H. prolifica, H. simplex (11101)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Kentucky) H. concava, H. foliata, H. simplex, H. subcompressa (5709)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) H. simplex (38475)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) H. simplex (55606 55670 55717 65999 66001 66054)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Afghanistan (Ghazni) H. sp. (84669)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) H. simplex, H. venezuelensis, H. prolifica (25433)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) H. simplex (9379 9382 9383 9401 9402 9408 9409 9607 9609 10108 10110 10119 96209 96210 96211) H. sp. (8816 8914 8915 8916 8918 8919 8920 8961 8970 8972 8993 8996 94450)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) H. simplex (38452 38453 38454 38455 38456 38457 38458 38459 38460)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Morocco (Sahara) H. sp. (79496 79555)