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Battersbyia

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Spongophyllidae

Taxonomy
Battersbyia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spongophyllidae by Hill (1956).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Battersbyia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Battersbyia Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familySpongophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusBattersbyiaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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. †Battersbyia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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 Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic B. anisactis (84368 84369)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Austria (Kärnten) B. sp. (81665)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) B. sp. (82565)