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Paralleynia acclinis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Paralleynia acclinis was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 196810 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM701d, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Paralleynia acclinis Fedorowski p. 95 figs. 34; pl 17, figs 10,12-14; pl 18, fig 8; pl 20, figs 2-11,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyAmplexocariniinaeSoshkina 1941
genusParalleyniaSoshkina 1936
speciesacclinis

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.

Paralleynia acclinis Fedorowski 1987
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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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Paralleynia acclinis (43468 43474 type locality: 43475)