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Syringocyathus inyoensis

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Vologdinocyathidae

Taxonomy
Syringocyathus inyoensis was named by Okulitch (1954). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP A-6988, Westgard Pass, which is in a Montezuman/Dyeran reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/shale in the Poleta Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Syringocyathus inyoensis Okulitch p. 294 figs. Plate 28, figures 4, 5, 7, 8, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderAjacicyathina
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyErbocyathoideaVologdin and Zhuravleva 1956
familyVologdinocyathidaeYaroshevich 1957
genusSyringocyathus
speciesinyoensis

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.

Syringocyathus inyoensis Okulitch 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Dyeran or 520.00000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman - Dyeran520.0 - 511.2USA (California) Syringocyathus inyoensis (type locality: 217094)