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Paraheritschioides fergusonensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Paraheritschioides fergusonensis was named by Stevens (2010). Its type specimen is USNM 531327 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SJS-601, Ferguson Mountain, which is in an Artinskian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Arcturus Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Paraheritschioides fergusonensis Stevens p. 530 figs. 3.3-3.5,3.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusParaheritschioides
speciesfergusonensis

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: 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 Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) Paraheritschioides fergusonensis (96012)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Paraheritschioides fergusonensis (95998 type locality: 95999 96004 96011)