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Fletcheriidae

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Fletcheriidae

Taxonomy
Fletcheriidae was named by Zittel (1876).

It was assigned to Cystiphyllida by Hill (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Fletcheriidae Zittel
1981Fletcheriidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyFletcheriidaeZittel 1876
familyFletcheriidaeZittel 1876

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. †Fletcheriidae Zittel 1876
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G. †Fletcheria Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
G. †Parafletcheria Yang 1973
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 Chazyan to the top of the Givetian or 470.00000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Fletcheria incerta (172232 172320)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Fletcheria incerta (172352)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Fletcheria incerta (5331)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China F. sp. (193282)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Fletcheria sp. (2749)
Silurian - Wenlock443.8 - 427.4USA (Illinois) Fletcheria sp. (13355)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Fletcheria sp. (108320)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China Fletcheria sp. (61431)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0Canada (British Columbia) Fletcheria deadwoodensis (5143) Fletcheria deadwoodensis, Fletcheria major (5147 5149) Fletcheria major (5144 5148 5150 5151 5152 5153)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) Fletcheria spp. (22818)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Fletcheria sp. (23057)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) Fletcheria dendroidea (25641)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Virginia) Fletcheria incognita (24951)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Jilin) Fletcheria sp. (27746)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (New York) Fletcheria incognita (24955)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco (Sahara) Fletcheria sp. (79549)