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Hamaraxonia africana

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathaxoniidae

Taxonomy
Hamaraxonia africana was named by Berkowski and Weyer (2012). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hollard Mound slope, Hamar Laghdad, which is in an Eifelian slope limestone in Morocco. It is the type species of Hamaraxonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Hamaraxonia africana Berkowski and Weyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyCyathaxoniidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusHamaraxonia
speciesafricana

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.

Hamaraxonia africana Berkowski and Weyer 2012
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco Hamaraxonia africana (type locality: 134860)