Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Alternative combinations: Confusastrea cowichanensis, Guembelastraea cowichanensis, Isastrea cowichanensis, Kuhnastraea cowichanensis
Full reference: C. H. Clapp and H. W. Shimer. 1911. The Sutton Jurassic of the Vancouver group, Vancouver Island. Boston Society of Natural History Proceedings 34:426-438
Belongs to Ampakabastraea according to E. Roniewicz and G. D. Stanley 2013
See also Caruthers and Stanley 2008, Smith 1927, Stanley 1994 and Stanley, jr and Whalen 1989
Sister taxa: Ampakabastraea ampakabensis, Ampakabastraea besavoensis, Ampakabastraea contorta, Ampakabastraea exserta, Ampakabastraea tazerdunetensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 13703, Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, which is in a Rhaetian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Sutton Formation of Canada
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), Chile (1), Peru (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (16: Alaska, Nevada, Oregon)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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