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Plerodiffia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerodiffiidae

Taxonomy
Plerodiffia was named by Fedorowski (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm]. Its type is Plerodiffia eaglebuttensis. It is the type genus of Plerodiffiidae.

It was assigned to Plerodiffiidae by Fedorowski (1985); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. eaglebuttensis (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Plerodiffia Fedorowski p. 217
2002Plerodiffia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderDiffingiina
familyPlerodiffiidae
genusPlerodiffia

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. †Plerodiffia Fedorowski 1985
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Plerodiffia eaglebuttensis Fedorowski 1985
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 Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) P. eaglebuttensis (101775)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) P. eaglebuttensis (43533)