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Yassia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Endophyllidae

Taxonomy
Yassia was named by Jones (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Prid]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chonophyllinae by Hill (1956); to Endophyllidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Yassia Jones
1956Yassia Hill
1981Yassia Hill
2002Yassia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyEndophyllidaeTorley 1933
genusYassiaJones 1930

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. †Yassia Jones 1930
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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 Llandovery to the top of the Gorstian or 443.10000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Y. fasciculata (79513 79514 79516)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7China (Xinjiang) Y. nilkaense (27764)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Russian Federation Y. fasciculata (23495)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Y. enormis (206322 206325 206378 206379)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Y. enormis (79530)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Australia (Australian Capital Territories) Y. enormis (25687)