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Actiniaria (sea anemone)

Anthozoa - Actiniaria

Taxonomy
Actiniaria is an order. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anthozoa by Sepkoski (2002) and Bambach et al. (2007); and to Hexacorallia by McFadden et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Actiniaria Sepkoski
2007Actinaria Bambach et al. p. S80
2021Actiniaria McFadden et al. p. 637

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
orderActiniaria
orderActiniaria

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.

Or. Actiniaria [sea anemone]
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Subor. Anenthemonae Rodriquez and Daly 2014
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G. †Essexella Foster 1979
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Essexella asherae Foster 1979
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Invalid names: Reticulomedusa greenei Foster 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Reticulomedusa Foster 1979 [synonym]
G. †Mackenzia Walcott 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 13:21:53
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:22:14
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Maastrichtian or 511.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 506.5 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Mackenzia costalis (84426 84428)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Illinois) Essexella asherae (232884) Essexella asherae, Reticulomedusa greenei (232886)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Essexella asherae (232885)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Actiniaria indet. (69889)