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Protowentzelella cystosa

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Thysanophyllum cystosum was named by Dobrolyubova (1936).

It was recombined as Protowentzelella cystosa by Fedorowski et al. (2007) and Stevens (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Thysanophyllum cystosum Dobrolyubova
1960Lithostrotion (Thysanophyllum) princeps Easton p. 576 fig. 5,6
1962Sciophyllum mulleri Wilson and Langenheim, Jr. p. 513 figs. Pl 88, figs 9-11
1962Thysanophyllum princeps Wilson and Langenheim, Jr. p. 514 figs. Pl 89, figs 1,2
2007Protowentzelella cystosa Fedorowski et al. p. 112
2008Protowentzelella cystosa Stevens p. 1047 fig. 5.2,5.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusProtowentzelellaPorfiriev 1941
speciescystosa(Dobrolyubova 1936)

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.

Protowentzelella cystosa Dobrolyubova 1936
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Invalid names: Lithostrotion (Thysanophyllum) princeps Easton 1960 [synonym], Sciophyllum mulleri Wilson and Langenheim, Jr. 1962 [synonym]
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 Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Nevada) Sciophyllum mulleri (120704) Sciophyllum mulleri, Thysanophyllum princeps (120692)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (Nunavut) Protowentzelella cystosa (107853)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Alaska) Protowentzelella cystosa (108146)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Protowentzelella cystosa (108131)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Nunavut) Protowentzelella cystosa (107871 107880 107942)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) Lithostrotion princeps (107564 107565)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (British Columbia) Protowentzelella cystosa (107943)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (California) Protowentzelella cystosa (96008)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Protowentzelella cystosa (108123 108124 108125 108127)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Utah) Lithostrotion princeps (107571)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Lithostrotion princeps (107561 107570 107575 107578 107582 107588)