Protowentzelella shastensis Wilson 1982 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Alternative combination: Traskina shastensis

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 Protowentzelella according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007

See also Wilson 1982

Sister taxa: Protowentzelella aseptatum, Protowentzelella columellata, Protowentzelella cystosa, Protowentzelella dubiosa, Protowentzelella gigantea, Protowentzelella grandis, Protowentzelella hyporiphaea, Protowentzelella kunthi, Protowentzelella longiseptata, Protowentzelella major, Protowentzelella minima, Protowentzelella noinskyi, Protowentzelella permica, Protowentzelella perpasta, Protowentzelella regularis, Protowentzelella variabilis

Type specimen: UCMP 37253. Its type locality is UCMP D-843, Potter Ridge, which is in a Sakmarian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at UCMP D-843, Potter Ridge

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