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Lophamplexus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophamplexus was named by Moore and Jeffords (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 163,1240]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Lophamplexus Moore and Jeffords
1956Lophamplexus Hill
1981Lophamplexus Hill
2002Lophamplexus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophamplexusMoore and Jeffords 1941

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. †Lophamplexus Moore and Jeffords 1941
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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 Serpukhovian to the top of the Kungurian or 330.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) L. sp. (5517)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) L. brevifolius (71525 71526) L. lutarius (71690)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) L. brevifolius (71527)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) L. vagus (71684)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) L. ulius (71531) L. westii (71528)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) L. phractus (71677) L. ulius (71530 71532) L. vagus (71686) L. westii (71529)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) L. spanius (71687)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) L. sp. (12436)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) L. sp. (52898 120746)