Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Lophotichium dugoutense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Lophotichium dugoutense was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196975 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM733j, Dugout Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. espinerense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophotichium dugoutense Fedorowski p. 151 figs. 54, 55; pl 20, figs 12,14-21; pl 22, figs 1-6; pl 23, figs 1-15

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusLophotichiumMoore and Jeffords 1945
speciesdugoutense

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.

†Lophotichium dugoutense Fedorowski 1987
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available