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Utaratuia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae

Taxonomy
Utaratuia was named by Crickmay (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Utaratuia Crickmay
1981Utaratuia Hill
2002Utaratuia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDisphyllidaeHill 1939
subfamilySpongonariinaeCrickmay 1962
genusUtaratuiaCrickmay 1960

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. †Utaratuia Crickmay 1960
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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: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 393.47000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) U. acupicta, U. laevigata (84255) U. laevigata, U. acupicta, U. sp. (84256)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) U. sinensis (4023 4024)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (British Columbia) U. acupicta (84252)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Canada (Northwest Territories) U. sp. (34871)