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Chonostegitidae

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Chonostegitidae

Taxonomy
Chonostegitidae was named by Lecompte (1952).

It was assigned to Syringoporicae by Hill (1981).

Subtaxa
Chonostegites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Chonostegitidae Lecompte
1981Chonostegitidae Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familyChonostegitidaeLecompte 1952
familyChonostegitidaeLecompte 1952

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. †Chonostegitidae Lecompte 1952
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G. †Chonostegites Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Indiana) Chonostegites tabulatus (5703)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Chonostegites clappi (5702)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) Chonostegites parvus (84384)