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Eiffelia

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Eiffeliidae

Taxonomy
Eiffelia was named by Walcott (1920) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Cm mMid-u Sepkoski's reference number: 219,1006]. Its type is Eiffelia globosa. It is the type genus of Eiffeliidae.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); to Eiffeliidae by Finks et al. (2004), Skovsted (2006); and to Calcarea by Bambach et al. (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Eiffelia Walcott
1981Lenastella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov
2002Eiffelia Sepkoski
2004Eiffelia Finks et al. p. 571
2006Eiffelia Skovsted p. 1095
2007Eiffelia Bambach et al. p. S80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyEiffeliidaeRigby 1986
genusEiffeliaWalcott 1920

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. †Eiffelia Walcott 1920
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Eiffelia araniformis Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
Eiffelia globosa Walcott 1920
Eiffelia hispanica Sdzuy 1969
Invalid names: Lenastella Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); erect, non-motile attached, supension (Bambach et al., 2007).g
Created: 2009-03-07 18:04:18
Modified: 2009-03-08 19:56:23
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Furongian or 516.20000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (74 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian - Atdabanian525.5 - 516.0Guinea E. sp. (7790)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Lenastella araniformis (99357) Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella mucronata (99300 99301 99302 99303 99324) Lenastella mucronata (99316 99317 99318 99332 99333)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kyrgyzstan Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella aculeata, Lenastella mucronata (99329) Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella aculeata, Lenastella mucronata, Lenastella umbonata (99325 99326 99327 99328)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) E. araniformis (10016 96931 96960 96966 97739 97741 97742 97744 97746 97747 97748 97749 97750 97767 97768 97769 97783)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Henan) E. sp. (49532)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Australia (Northern Territory) Lenastella sp. (80921)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Lenastella sp. (79932)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) E. araniformis (199515 199516 199517 199534)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Kazakhstan Lenastella araniformis, Lenastella mucronata, Lenastella umbonata (99362)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) E. araniformis (96932 96958 96959 96965 97751 97770 97771 97772 97773 97774 97775)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland E. araniformis (49464)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Peary Land) E. sp. (210618)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Türkiye (Konya) E. araniformis (91535)
Ordian - Undillan511.2 - 500.5Australia (Queensland) E. sp. (122074)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) E. globosa (84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 121957 121959 121962 121963)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Jordan E. araniformis (139932)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Spain (León) E. sp. (216175 216182)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) E. sp. (188664)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Italy (Iglesiente) E. araniformis (139878)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) E. sp. (215)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Iran E. hispanica (121298)