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Pararachnastraea gracilis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelella gracilis was named by Dobrolyubova (1941).

It was recombined as Pararachnastraea gracilis by Fedorowski et al. (2007) and Stevens (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Wentzelella gracilis Dobrolyubova
2007Pararachnastraea gracilis Fedorowski et al. p. 66
2008Pararachnastraea gracilis Stevens p. 1044 fig. 5.1,5.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDurhaminidaeMinato and Kato 1965
genusPararachnastraea
speciesgracilis(Dobrolyubova 1941)

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.

†Pararachnastraea gracilis Dobrolyubova 1941
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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 Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (Nunavut) Pararachnastraea gracilis (107861)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1USA (Alaska) Pararachnastraea gracilis (118799)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Nunavut) Pararachnastraea gracilis (107880)