Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
Full reference: W. J. Sando. 1985. Paraheritschioides, a New Rugose Coral Genus from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Idaho. Journal of Paleontology 59(4):979-985
Parent taxon: Kleopatrinidae according to C. H. Stevens 2010
See also Sando 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Fomichevella, Heintzella, Kleopatrina, Langenheimia, Permastraea, Protolonsdaleiastraea, Protowentzelella, Shastalasma, Wendoverella, Wilsonastraea
Subtaxa: Paraheritschioides bagleyae Paraheritschioides californiense Paraheritschioides complexa Paraheritschioides densicolumellus Paraheritschioides fergusonensis Paraheritschioides garvinae Paraheritschioides grandis Paraheritschioides nevadaensis Paraheritschioides stevensi Paraheritschioides wickenae
Type: Paraheritschioides grandis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (29: British Columbia, Nunavut collections), Peru (1), United States (25: California, Nevada, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut), United States (1: California)
Total: 57 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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