Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
Alternative combination: Heritschioides smithi
Synonym: Heritschioides hoganae Stevens and Rycerski 1989
Full reference: E. C. Wilson. 1982. Wolfcampian rugose and tabulate corals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Lower Permian McCloud Limestone of northern California. Contributions in Science, National History Museum of Los Angeles County 337:1-90
Belongs to Wilsonastraea according to C. H. Stevens 2008
See also Fedorowski et al. 2007, Stevens and Rycerski 1989 and Wilson 1982
Sister taxa: Wilsonastraea fluvius, Wilsonastraea fraseri, Wilsonastraea ochocoensis, Wilsonastraea parva, Wilsonastraea rigbyi, Wilsonastraea summitensis
Type specimens:
- Wilsonastraea smithi: UCMP 37206
- Heritschioides hoganae: GSC 85294. Its type locality is 59KR18-20, Scud River, Stikine, which is in a Sakmarian shallow subtidal limestone in Canada.
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (6: California, Idaho, Nevada)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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