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Groessensia

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Thecostegitidae

Taxonomy
Groessensia was named by Termier and Termier (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Groessensia Termier and Termier
1981Groessensia Hill
2002Groessensia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familyThecostegitidaeFromentel 1861
genusGroessensiaTermier and Termier 1975

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. †Groessensia Termier and Termier 1975
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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
Collections
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