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Fomichevella magna

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Fomichevella magna was named by Stevens and Rycerski (1989). Its type specimen is GSC 85255 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 32830 (SE-S52.3.56), Arctic Lake, Stikine, which is in an Asselian shallow subtidal limestone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Fomichevella magna Stevens and Rycerski p. 159 fig. 3.1,3.4,3.8,3.9
2007Fomichevella magna Fedorowski et al. p. 85 figs. Pl 6, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusFomichevellaFedorowski 1975
speciesmagna

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.

Fomichevella magna Stevens and Rycerski 1989
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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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (British Columbia) Fomichevella magna (type locality: 75824 107921)