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Syringaxon foerstei

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Syringaxon foerstei was named by Merriam (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 159243 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. arnoldi, S. aseptatum, S. dickinsi, S. siluriense, S. suripaense, S. pocillum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Syringaxon foerstei Merriam pp. 39 - 40 figs. Plate 1, figures 1-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyLaccophyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusSyringaxonLindström 1882
speciesfoerstei

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.

†Syringaxon foerstei Merriam 1974
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available