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Halysites grandis

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Halysitidae

Taxonomy
Halysites grandis was named by Sharkova (1981). Its type locality is Mandal-Obo, Mushgai area, which is in a Wenlock shallow subtidal limestone/sandstone in Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Halysites grandis Sharkova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHalysitinaSokolov 1947
familyHalysitidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
subfamilyHalysitinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusHalysitesvon Waldheim 1813
speciesgrandis

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.

Halysites grandis Sharkova 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia Halysites grandis (type locality: 79684)