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Pterorrhiza

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy
Pterorrhiza was named by Ehrenberg (1834). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phillipsastreidae by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Pterorrhiza Ehrenberg
1981Pterorrhiza Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusPterorrhizaEhrenberg 1834

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. †Pterorrhiza Ehrenberg 1834
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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 20:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar (Mandalay) P. eifeliana (62951)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar (Shan) P. eifeliana (147607)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla y Leon) P. marginata (82151)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Asturias) P. sp. (25433)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Thailand P. sp. (82083)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Castilla-León) P. bathycalyx (80592) P. sp. (80481)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Spain (Castilla y Leon) P. marginata (82148)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Spain (Leon) P. ultimum, P. multizonatum, P. marginata, P. bathycalix, P. sp. (26849)