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Lophotichium

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Lophotichium was named by Moore and Jeffords (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u P Asse Sepkoski's reference number: 163]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lophophyllidiidae by Hill (1956); to Cyathaxoniidae by Hill (1981); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lophotichiidae by Fedorowski (1987) and Fedorowski (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Lophotichium Moore and Jeffords
1956Lophotichium Hill
1981Lophotichium Hill
1987Lophotichium Fedorowski p. 144
2002Lophotichium Sepkoski
2011Lophotichium Fedorowski p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusLophotichiumMoore and Jeffords 1945

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. †Lophotichium Moore and Jeffords 1945
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Lophotichium dugoutense Fedorowski 1987
Lophotichium rotundiseptum Fedorowski 1987
Lophotichium simulatum Fedorowski 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Kungurian or 323.40000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) L. amoenum (68852)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain L. espinerense (67700)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) L. rotundiseptum (43468 43472 43475 43481 75939 75952) L. sp. 2 (43556)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation L. simulatum (110575 110578)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) L. dugoutense, L. simulatum (75885) L. simulatum (43579 75886 75934)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) L. simulatum (75929)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) L. dugoutense (43562 75919) L. dugoutense, L. simulatum (75862 75864 75923 75924) L. simulatum (43496 43534 43566 75861 75863 75865 75881 75926) L. sp. 1 (75921)