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Trabeculites

Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lyoporidae

Taxonomy
Trabeculites was named by Flower (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 160]. It is not extant. Its type is Trabeculites keithae.

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

Species
T. keithae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Trabeculites Flower
1981Trabeculites Hill
2002Trabeculites Sepkoski

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

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. †Trabeculites Flower 1961
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Trabeculites keithae Flower 1961
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 Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) T. sp. (100871)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) T. sp. (100905)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) T. keithae (80618)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) T. manitobensis (169387)