Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi Merriam 1942 (horn coral)

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Alternative combinations: Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) berthiaumi, Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) berthiaumi

Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1942. Carboniferous and Permian corals from central Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 16:372-381

Belongs to Cystolonsdaleia according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007

See also Sando 1983

Sister taxa: Cystolonsdaleia arctica, Cystolonsdaleia carteri, Cystolonsdaleia danneri, Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae, Cystolonsdaleia hormos, Cystolonsdaleia neriae, Cystolonsdaleia obesa, Cystolonsdaleia zulloi

Type specimen: Cornell 38695. Its type locality is S80, Grindstone Area, which is in a Kungurian marine limestone/sandstone in the Coyote Butte Formation of Oregon.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at S80, Grindstone Area

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