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Tetradiidae

Anthozoa - Tetradiida - Tetradiidae

Taxonomy
Tetradiidae was named by Nicholson (1879).

It was assigned to Tetradiida by Klaamann (1966), Murray (1985).

Subtaxa
Paratetradium, Phytopsis, Rhabdotetradium
Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2006-10-12; modified by B. Kröger on 2015-11-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Tetradiidae Nicholson
1966Tetradiidae Klaamann
1985Tetradiidae Murray p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderTetradiidaOkulitch 1936
familyTetradiidaeNicholson 1879
familyTetradiidaeNicholson 1879

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.

Fm. †Tetradiidae Nicholson 1879
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G. †Paratetradium Sokolov 1955
G. †Phytopsis Hall 1847
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†Phytopsis tubulosum Hall 1847
G. †Rhabdotetradium Sokolov 1955
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†Rhabdotetradium frutex Klaamann 1966
†Rhabdotetradium jiangshanense Lin and Zou 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Comments: Skeletal mineralogy following Wendt, J. 1990. Corals and coralline sponges. Pp. 45-66. In J. G. Carter, ed. Skeletal biomineralization: patterns, processes and evolutionary trends. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. f
Created: 2007-09-27 07:46:58
Modified: 2007-09-27 09:46:58
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass
References: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981

Age range: base of the Actonian to the top of the Hirnantian or 454.00000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China Tetradiidae indet. (220534)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Paratetradium halysitoides, Phytopsis cellulosum, Rhabdotetradium nobile (206485)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1China (XinJiang) Paratetradium sp., Rhabdotetradium sp. (20785)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Paratetradium sp. (27235)
Ashbyan - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Tetradiidae indet. (109053)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (8579)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Zhejiang ) Tetradiidae indet., Rhabdotetradium jiangshanense (153816)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan Rhabdotetradium cribriforme (161989) Rhabdotetradium sp. (275757)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China Rhabdotetradium guyuanense (193289 193314)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Paratetradium quadrilobatum (205662) Rhabdotetradium sp. (205665)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Rhabdotetradium garsonense (28019)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Chukotka) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80675)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Shaanxi) Rhabdotetradium liquanense (80678)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Rhabdotetradium nobile (79411 79436) Rhabdotetradium oklahomensis (79437)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (XinJiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (20784 20790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Zhejiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80686)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80615)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Rhabdotetradium frutex (80715)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia Rhabdotetradium frutex (158490 175119)