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Cheilaxonia hofmanni

Anthozoa - Protozaphrentidae

Taxonomy
Cheilaxonia hofmanni was named by Weyer (2004). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cheilaxonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Cheilaxonia hofmanni Weyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
familyProtozaphrentidaeIvanovskiy 1959
genusCheilaxoniaWeyer 2004
specieshofmanniWeyer 2004

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.

Cheilaxonia hofmanni Weyer 2004
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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 Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Frasnian or 376.10000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Cheilaxonia hofmanni (135672)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Belgium Cheilaxonia hofmanni (135365 135367)