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Svetlania

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lykophyllidae

Taxonomy
Svetlania was named by Sytova (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Girndt on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Svetlania Sytova
1981Svetlania Hill
2002Svetlania Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLycophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyLykophyllidaeWedekind 1927
genusSvetlaniaSytova 1970

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. †Svetlania Sytova 1970
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available