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Assimulia (Assimulia) arta

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Assimulia (Assimulia) arta was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197067 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM706x, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Assimulia (Assimulia) arta Fedorowski p. 172 figs. 62; pl 25, figs 14,15; pl 26, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophotichiidaeWeyer 1972
genusAssimulia
subgenusAssimulia
speciesarta

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.

Assimulia (Assimulia) arta 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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Assimulia arta (type locality: 43556)