Caninia is an extinct genus of rugose coral.[1] Its fossils occur worldwide from the Devonian to the Permian periods.
Caninia | |
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Caninia torquia from the Beil Limestone Member, Lecompton Limestone, Douglas County, Kansas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Subclass: | †Rugosa |
Family: | †Cyathopsidae |
Genus: | †Caninia Michelin 1840 |
It was marine in nature and known to live in lagoon-type ecosystems.[2] Because of the shallow water in which it lived, Caninia was often affected by processes above the water level, such as storms.[3]
Place name | formation | Age |
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"Worldwide" | Devonian [4] | |
Arkansas | Fayetteville Shale, Pitkin Limestone | Mississippian[5][6] |
Illinois | Mississippian [6] | |
Oklahoma | Fayetteville Shale | Mississippian [6] |
Montana | Otter Formation | Mississippian [7] |
New Mexico | Lake Valley Formation | Mississippian[2] |
Kansas | Lecompton Limestone | Pennsylvanian[8] |
Nevada (Ely basin) | Chainman Shale | (Early) Pennsylvanian [9] |
Texas | Cisco Group | Pennsylvanian [10] |
Wales (South) | Arundian Limestone, High Tor Limestone | Carboniferous[3][11] |
Vancouver Island | Buttle Lake Formation | Permian [12] |