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Lithostrotion

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotion was named by Fleming (1828) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l C Serp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,163]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
  • Lithostrotium was named by Agassiz (1846). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Nemaphyllum was named by M'Coy (1849). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Stylaxis was named by M'Coy (1849). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Lasmocyathus was named by d'Orbigny (1849). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Nematophyllum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Cystidendron was named by Schindewolf (1927). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Cystistrotion was named by Schindewolf (1927). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
  • Stylostrotion was named by Chi (1935). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lithostrotion by Hill (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Lithostrotion Fleming
1846Lithostrotium Agassiz
1849Nemaphyllum M'Coy
1849Stylaxis M'Coy
1849Lasmocyathus d'Orbigny
1850Nematophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1927Cystidendron Schindewolf
1927Cystistrotion Schindewolf
1935Stylostrotion Chi
1956Lithostrotion Hill
1981Lithostrotion Hill
2002Lithostrotion Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyLithostrotioninaed'Orbigny 1852
genusLithostrotionFleming 1828

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. †Lithostrotion Fleming 1828
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†Lithostrotion araneum McCoy 1844
†Lithostrotion junceum Fabre 1955
†Lithostrotion mamillaris Castlenau 1843
†Lithostrotion mutabile Kelly 1942
†Lithostrotion pictoense Billings 1868
†Lithostrotion sinuosum Kelly 1942
†Lithostrotion vorticale Parkinson 1808
†Lithostrotion warreni Nelson 1960
Invalid names: Cystidendron Schindewolf 1927 [synonym], Cystistrotion Schindewolf 1927 [synonym], Lasmocyathus d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym], Lithostrotium Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Nemaphyllum M'Coy 1849 [synonym], Nematophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 [synonym], Stylaxis M'Coy 1849 [synonym], Stylostrotion Chi 1935 [synonym]
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 Asselian or 358.86000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (163 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) L. jasperensis (8141)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) L. sp. (226255 226256)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) L. columnare, L. voiseyi (5615) L. williamsi (76494)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) L. sp. (76495)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (New Brunswick) Nematophyllum sp. (28544)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) L. pauciradiale (10241)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) L. sp. (112172 112175) L. spp. (112174)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Montana) L. irregulare (211322)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (California) L. pauciradiale (12345)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Montana) L. sp. (12771)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Georgia) L. sp. (164686)
Carboniferous - Triassic358.86 - 201.4USA (Alaska) L. sp. (112327)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Montana) L. sp. (564)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9China (Guangxi) L. sp. (80098)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Wales) L. sociale (6009 6015)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation (Tatarstan) L. volkovae, L. caespitosum, L. pauciradiale, L. proliferium, L. scoticum, L. affine, L. junceum (78853)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Wales) L. irregulare, L. sp. (41451)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9Russian Federation L. complexocolumellatum, L. junceum (78779)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (8180)
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Wales) L. sociale (6016)
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) L. vorticale (76658)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (Wales) L. sp. (36673)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9Morocco L. sp. (76759)
Visean346.7 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) L. decipiens (234331)
Visean346.7 - 330.3China L. sp. (185513)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) L. junceum (92526)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) L. campbelli, L. voiseyi, L. consanguineum, L. wilkinsoni, L. nitidum (76496)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Algeria L. sp. (24272)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Japan (Okayama-ken) L. sp. (79495)
Visean - Serpukhovian346.7 - 323.4China (Qinghai) L. sp. (68635)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) Diphyphyllum mutabile (62395 62397 62402) L. arizelum (62605 62615 62624) L. warreni (62570)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco L. araneum (99687) L. sp. (76462) L. vorticale (99683) L. vorticale, L. araneum (79392)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Ireland L. decipiens (76709 76713)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Belgium L. araneum (76655)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) L. affine, L. basaltiforme, L. irregulare, L. mcoyanum, L. junceum (5985) L. basaltiforme, L. irregulare, L. mcoyanum, L. junceum (5990 5991 5992) L. irregulare (5994) L. irregulare, L. junceum (5989 5995) L. irregulare, L. pauciradiale, L. decipiens, L. junceum (73389) L. sp. (76085)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco (Meknes-Tafilalet) L. vorticale (99646)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Wales) L. sp., L. decipiens (36674)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) L. aranea, L. pauciradiale (6949) L. aranea, L. portlocki, L. pauciradiale (6948) L. pauciradiale (6954)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Algeria L. decipiens (135031) L. vorticale (134934 134943 135027)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Morocco L. vorticale (99679 99681 99682 99685) L. vorticale, L. araneum (134863 134932) L. vorticale, L. decipiens (228328)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) L. basaltiforme (5987) L. mcoyanum, L. portlocki (5986)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Ireland L. sp. (73468)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) L. decipiens (73395 73397) L. irregulare, L. pauciradiale, L. decipiens (73396) L. irregulare, L. pauciradiale, L. decipiens, L. junceum (73390 73392 73394) L. junceum (73400 73423 73424 73428) L. pauciradiale, L. decipiens, L. junceum (73393 73399 73401) L. pauciradiale, L. junceum (73391 73402 73420 73426) L. sp. (57131)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) L. decipiens (195848) L. laminacolumellatum, L. decipiens (195864)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland (Carlow) L. vorticale, L. decipiens (79121 79122)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland L. decipiens (34833)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco L. vorticale, L. araneum (79393) L. vorticale, L. decipiens (79396 79399 79404 79405)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) L. pauciradiale (6956) L. pauciradiale, L. junceum (6957)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Russian Federation (Tatarstan) L. rossicum (78863)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) L. sp. (6455)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3France L. decipiens (34565)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3China (Guizhou) L. decipiens (134694) Stylostrotion petaxaoides (134692 134696) Stylostrotion petaxaoides, L. decipiens (134693)
Brigantian - Serpukhovian335.9 - 323.4Russian Federation L. caespitosum, L. junceum (78798)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4Canada (Alberta) L. sinuosum (62379 62382)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Idaho) L. sp. (13084 13085 13086 13087 13088)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (California) L. pauciradiale (143625)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) L. portlocki (112165) L. sp. (112168 112181)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Morocco L. decipiens (224732 234361 234370 234568) L. vorticale (234562) L. vorticale, L. decipiens (234350 234448)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) L. sinuosum (158047 158048 158058 158059 158060 158061 158078) L. warreni (158062 158063 158064)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China (Guizhou) L. decipiens (134700 134705 134706 134707) Stylostrotion petaxaoidea (134697 134698 134699)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Ukraine L. sp. (151318 151320)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China L. decipiens (234676)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4France L. tareense (76632)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Japan L. decipiens (49720)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Algeria L. decipiens (135339)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Morocco L. decipiens (234566)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Morocco L. decipiens (224724 234424) L. junceum (224690)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (California) L. sp. (121467)
Permian298.9 - 251.902Canada (Nunavut) L. basaltiforme (116123) L. sp. (102050)