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Lonsdaleiastraea iranica

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lonsdaleiastraea iranica was named by Ezaki (1991). Its type specimen is OCU 6259 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuh-e Hambast, Surmaq unit 3, Abadeh, which is in a Wordian shallow subtidal dolomite in the Surmaq Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Lonsdaleiastraea iranica Ezaki p. 120 figs. Pl 23, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusLonsdaleiastraea
speciesiranica

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.

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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: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Lonsdaleiastraea iranica (type locality: 75769)