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Cordillerastraea inyoensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Cordillerastraea inyoensis was named by Stevens and Stone (2009). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SJS-1217 (2-3), Conglomerate Mesa, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Santa Rosa Flat Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Cordillerastraea inyoensis Stevens and Stone

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDurhaminidaeMinato and Kato 1965
genusCordillerastraea
speciesinyoensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cordillerastraea inyoensis Stevens and Stone 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (California) Cordillerastraea inyoensis (118438 type locality: 118439 118440 118441)