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Stauriidae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Stauriidae Milne-Edwards and Haime
1956Stauriidae Hill
1972Stauriidae Merriam p. 28
1974Stauriidae Merriam p. 33
1981Stauriidae Hill

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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
familyStauriidaeMilne-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.

Fm. †Stauriidae Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
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G. †Astrictophyllum Spasskiy 1971
G. †Ceriaster Lindström 1883
G. †Columnolasma Pavlova 1973
G. †Crenulites Flower 1961
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Crenulites duncanae Flower 1961
Crenulites magnus Flower 1961
G. †Cyathophylloides Dybowski 1873
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Cyathophylloides burksae Flower 1961
G. †Dendrostella Glinski 1957
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Dendrostella romanensis Merriam 1974
G. †Favistella Dana 1846
G. †Favistina Flower 1961
G. †Modesta Cherepnina 1962
G. †Nadotia Tsyganko 1974
G. †Neotabularia Ivaniya 1968
G. †Palaeoentelophyllum Lavrusevich 1971
G. †Palaeolithostrotion Lavrusevich 1975
G. †Palaeophyllum Billings 1858
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Palaeophyllum gracile Flower 1961
Palaeophyllum humei Sinclair 1961
Palaeophyllum margaretae Flower 1961
Palaeophyllum radugini Nelson 1963
G. †Parastauria He and Lee 1974
G. †Placophyllum Simpson 1900
G. †Prisciturben Kunth 1870
G. †Proterophyllum Sokolov 1969
G. †Stauria Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
G. †Synaptophyllum Simpson 1900
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 Ordovician to the top of the Frasnian or 485.40000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (274 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.3 - 471.8USA (Nevada) Palaeophyllum sp. (104522)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.4Canada (Nunavut) Palaeophyllum sp. (109054)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (California) Palaeophyllum sp. (104345)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) Palaeophyllum sp. (196189 196190) Palaeophyllum sp., Favistella sp. (196191)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Favistina sp. (55999)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Favistella sp. (32808 32813 32815 32817 33108 33109 33110 33174 33175 33177 33179 33182 33186 33188 33191 33192 33193) Favistella sp., Favistella halli (32779 32783 32787 32791 32798)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Favistella sp. (79492)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Favistella sp. (9298)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5China (Qinghai) Cyathophylloides shuinychangensis, Favistina sp. (80681)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Favistella sp. (80005)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Vietnam Dendrostella trigemme (83244 83288 83298 83320)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Dendrostella sp. (81014) Dendrostella trigemme (81022)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Dendrostella sp. (40013) Dendrostella trigemme (80376) Dendrostella trigemme, Nadotia lophophylloides (80375) Loyolophyllum sp. (80378 80379)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Dendrostella trigemme (81733)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Dendrostella trigemme (40711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Dendrostella trigemme (81856) Dendrostella trigemme, Loyolophyllum sp. A, Nadotia sp. A (84243) Dendrostella trigemme, Nadotia sp. A (84242)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) Dendrostella disjuncta (228116 228174 228423 228426)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Thailand Dendrostella rhenana (82082)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Tajikistan Dendrostella rhenana (78872)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Dendrostella sp. (630)