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Pararachnastraea wilsoni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Pararachnastraea wilsoni was named by Fedorowski et al. (2007). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7178 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 6181, Tombstone Mountain, Shasta County, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Pararachnastraea wilsoni Fedorowski et al. p. 70

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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
genusPararachnastraea
specieswilsoni

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.

†Pararachnastraea wilsoni Fedorowski et al. 2007
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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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (California) Kleopatrina svalbardense (type locality: 120709 120710 120711)