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Polytremacis hancockensis

Anthozoa - Helioporacea

Taxonomy
Polytremacis hancockensis was named by Wells (1932). Its type locality is Cranes Mill, Arctica roemeri beds, which is in an Albian shallow subtidal limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Polytremacis hancockensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderHelioporacea
genusPolytremacis
specieshancockensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-11 07:06:57
Modified: 2007-10-11 09:06:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Polytremacis hancockensis (type locality: 74765)