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Crenulites

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Crenulites was named by Flower (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg]. It is not extant. Its type is Crenulites duncanae.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. duncanae (type species), C. magnus

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderStauriinaVerrill 1865
familyStauriidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusCrenulites

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. †Crenulites Flower 1961
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Crenulites duncanae Flower 1961
Crenulites magnus Flower 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, 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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) C. duncanae, C. magnus (80618)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) C. rigidus, C. blainvilli (192338)