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Pennalina crossi

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea - Gorgoniidae

Taxonomy
Pennalina crossi was named by Cope (2005). Its type locality is Pont y Fenni Quarry, Fennian, which is in a Fennian deep-water mudstone/shale in the Pont y Fenni Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pennalina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Pennalina crossi Cope

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
familyGorgoniidaeLamouroux 1812
genusPennalina
speciescrossi

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.

Pennalina crossi Cope 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:09:29
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:09:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Fennian or 470.70000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fennian470.7 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Pennalina crossi (type locality: 87604)