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Foerstephyllum wissleri

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida - Billingsariidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Foerstephyllum wissleri Welby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
RankNameAuthor
familyBillingsariidaeOkulitch 1936
subfamilyFoerstephyllinae
genusFoerstephyllumBassler 1950
specieswissleri

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Foerstephyllum wissleri (175904 175905 175906)