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Reuschia

Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lyoporidae

Taxonomy
Reuschia was named by Kiaer (1930). Its type is Reuschia aperta.

It was assigned to Syringoporidae by Hill (1953); to Lyoporinae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. aperta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Reuschia Kiaer
1953Reuschia Hill
1981Reuschia Hill
2002Reuschia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderLichenariida
familyLyoporidaeKiaer 1930
subfamilyLyoporinaeKiaer 1930
genusReuschiaKiaer 1930

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. †Reuschia Kiaer 1930
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Reuschia aperta Kiaer 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Rhuddanian or 458.40000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Alaska) R. sp. (100873 100876 100877)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation R. sokolovi, R. sp. (78801)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation R. sokolovi (78802)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Ningxia) R. sp. (8544)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) R. sp. (20790)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) R. sp. (12938)