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Modesta

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Modesta was named by Cherepnina (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Modesta Cherepnina
1981Modesta Hill
2002Modesta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusModestaCherepnina 1962

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. †Modesta Cherepnina 1962
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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: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Mongolia M. gobiensis (79587 79594 79596) M. sp. (79639)