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Zoantharia

Anthozoa

Taxonomy
Zoantharia was named by de Blainville (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anthozoa by Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1999) and Ezaki (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Zoantharia de Blainville
1984Zoantharia Squires p. 14
1987Zoantharia Squires p. 19
1999Zoantharia Squires p. 10
2000Zoantharia Ezaki p. 202

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830

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.

Subcl. Zoantharia de Blainville 1830
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G. †Cyclabacia Boelsche 1866
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Cyclabacia clathrata Hagenow 1840
G. †Drosdovia Sayutina 1980
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Invalid names: Drosdoria [objective synonym]
Or. †Kilbuchophyllida Scrutton and Clarkson 1991
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Fm. †Kilbuchophyllidae Scrutton and Clarkson 1991
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G. †Kilbuchophyllia Scrutton and Clarkson 1991
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Kilbuchophyllia discoidea Scrutton and Clarkson 1991
Or. †Pentasmiliida Deng 2006
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Invalid names: Pentasmiliidae Deng 2006 [empty]
Or. †Tabulaconida Scrutton 1997
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G. †Arrowipora Fuller and Jenkins 1995
G. †Harklessia Hicks 2006
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G. †Moorowipora Fuller and Jenkins 1994
Fm. †Tabulaconidae Debrenne et al. 1987
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G. †Blinmanipora Fuller and Jenkins 2007
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Blinmanipora hawkerensis Fuller and Jenkins 2007
G. †Flindersipora Lafuste et al. 1991
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Flindersipora bowmani Lafuste et al. 1991
Flindersipora cancelli Fuller and Jenkins 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 521.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Tabulaconus kordeae (49019 49027)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (British Columbia) Tabulaconus kordeae (49008 49009)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Tabulaconus kordeae (80960 80961)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Flindersipora bowmani (79945) Moorowipora chamberensis, Arrowipora fromensis, Blinmanipora hawkerensis, Flindersipora cancelli, Flindersipora bowmani (79944) Moorowipora chamberensis, Flindersipora bowmani (8094)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Tabulaconus kordeae (81083)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Harklessia yuenglingensis (63883)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (British Columbia) Tabulaconus kordeae (7797)
Soudleyan - Actonian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Kilbuchophyllia discoidea (123174)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Cyclabacia clathrata (213668)