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Ecnomiophyllum merriami

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ecnomiophyllum merriami was named by Pedder and Murphy (1997). Its type locality is Coal Canyon, Interval 4, Nevada, which is in a Lochkovian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Windmill Limestone Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Ecnomiophyllum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. fascis, E. simpsoni
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2006-09-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Ecnomiophyllum merriami Pedder and Murphy p. 376

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyPtenophyllinaeWedekind 1923
genusEcnomiophyllum
speciesmerriami

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.

†Ecnomiophyllum merriami Pedder and Murphy 1997
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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

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Nevada) Ecnomiophyllum merriami (type locality: 36957)