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Assimulia (Assimulia) flexibilis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophotichiidae

Taxonomy
Assimulia (Assimulia) flexibilis was named by Fedorowski (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 197083 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM728f, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Assimulia (Assimulia) flexibilis Fedorowski p. 178 figs. 65-67; pl 26, figs 9-12; pl 27, figs 1-28

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

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.

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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: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Assimulia flexibilis (43559 43565 75933)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Assimulia flexibilis (43497 43534 43560 75862 75864 type locality: 75865 75922 75923)