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Fletcheria

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Fletcheriidae

Taxonomy
Fletcheria was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Stauriidae by Hill (1956); to Fletcheriidae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Fletcheria Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Fletcheria Hill
1981Fletcheria Hill
2002Fletcheria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyFletcheriidaeZittel 1876
genusFletcheriaMilne-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. †Fletcheria Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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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 Chazyan to the top of the Givetian or 470.00000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) F. incerta (172352)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) F. incerta (172232 172320)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) F. incerta (5331)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) F. sp. (2749)
Silurian - Wenlock443.8 - 427.4USA (Illinois) F. sp. (13355)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) F. sp. (108320)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China F. sp. (61431)
Clinton439.0 - 438.0Canada (British Columbia) F. deadwoodensis (5143) F. deadwoodensis, F. major (5147 5149) F. major (5144 5148 5150 5151 5152 5153)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) F. spp. (22818)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) F. sp. (23057)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (Victoria) F. dendroidea (25641)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Virginia) F. incognita (24951)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Jilin) F. sp. (27746)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (New York) F. incognita (24955)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco (Sahara) F. sp. (79549)