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Parastauria

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Parastauria was named by He and Lee (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Parastauria He and Lee
1981Parastauria Hill
2002Parastauria 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
genusParastauriaHe and Lee 1974

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. †Parastauria He and Lee 1974
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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: Aeronian or 440.80000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China P. sp. (164269)