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Shastaphyllum schucherti
Taxonomy
Shastaphyllum schucherti was named by Merriam (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 159457 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. M1132, west side of Bonnet Rock, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gazelle Formation of California. It is the type species of Shastaphyllum.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1972 | Shastaphyllum schucherti Merriam p. 38 figs. Plate 2, figures 1-6 ; plate 3, figure 4; plate 4, figure 8 |
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†Shastaphyllum schucherti Merriam 1972
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Shastaphyllum with about 60 uniformly thin septa, slender corallites and delicate internal structure. Scattered irregular lonsdaleioid dissepiments in peripheral zone; very narrow tabularium in some corallites. |
Measurements
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Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wenlock - Pridoli | USA (California) | Acervularia pentagona (214346) | |
| Ludlow | USA (California) | Shastaphyllum schucherti (79734 type locality: 229579 229583 229640) |