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Chonostegites

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Chonostegitidae

Taxonomy
Chonostegites was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-u D Eife]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chonostegitidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Chonostegites Milne-Edwards and Haime
1981Chonostegites Hill
2002Chonostegites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familyChonostegitidaeLecompte 1952
genusChonostegitesMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

G. †Chonostegites Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Indiana) C. tabulatus (5703)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) C. clappi (5702)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) C. parvus (84384)