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Stauria

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Taxonomy
Stauria was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov S Wenl-l]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Stauria Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Stauria Hill
2002Stauria 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
genusStauriaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850

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. †Stauria Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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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 Aeronian to the top of the Ludlow or 440.80000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Sichuan) S. minor (27883)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Guizhou) S. sp. (27900)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China S. sp. (61428 164269)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China (Guizhou) S. sp. (27835)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China S. shiqianensis (27773)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) S. favosa (13597 13598)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) S. sp. (100929)