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Tetradiidae

Anthozoa - Tetradiida - Tetradiidae

Taxonomy
Tetradiidae was named by Nicholson (1879).

It was assigned to Tetradiida by Klaamann (1966) and Murray (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Tetradiidae Nicholson
1966Tetradiidae Klaamann
1985Tetradiidae Murray p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderTetradiidaOkulitch 1936
familyTetradiidaeNicholson 1879
familyTetradiidaeNicholson 1879

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. †Tetradiidae Nicholson 1879
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G. †Paratetradium Sokolov 1955
G. †Phytopsis Hall 1847
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†Phytopsis tubulosum Hall 1847
G. †Rhabdotetradium Sokolov 1955
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†Rhabdotetradium frutex Klaamann 1966
†Rhabdotetradium jiangshanense Lin and Zou 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Comments: Skeletal mineralogy following Wendt, J. 1990. Corals and coralline sponges. Pp. 45-66. In J. G. Carter, ed. Skeletal biomineralization: patterns, processes and evolutionary trends. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. f
Created: 2007-09-27 07:46:58
Modified: 2007-09-27 09:46:58
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Actonian to the top of the Richmondian or 454.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China Tetradiidae indet. (220534)
Sandbian - Katian458.4 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Paratetradium halysitoides, Phytopsis cellulosum, Rhabdotetradium nobile (206485)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.4 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Paratetradium sp., Rhabdotetradium sp. (20785)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Paratetradium sp. (27235)
Ashbyan - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Tetradiidae indet. (109053)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (8579)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Zhejiang ) Tetradiidae indet., Rhabdotetradium jiangshanense (153816)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan Rhabdotetradium cribriforme (161989)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China Rhabdotetradium guyuanense (193289 193314)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Paratetradium quadrilobatum (205662) Rhabdotetradium sp. (205665)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Rhabdotetradium garsonense (28019)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Shaanxi) Rhabdotetradium liquanense (80678)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (XinJiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (20784 20790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Chukotka) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80675)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Zhejiang) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80686)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Rhabdotetradium nobile (79411 79436) Rhabdotetradium oklahomensis (79437)
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Rhabdotetradium sp. (80615)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia Rhabdotetradium frutex (158490 175119)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) Rhabdotetradium frutex (80715)