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Cordillerastraea complexa

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Cordillerastraea complexa was named by Fedorowski et al. (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 508866 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cordillerastraea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Cordillerastraea complexa Fedorowski et al. p. 71 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-7

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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
speciescomplexa

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 complexa 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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Cordillerastraea complexa (108002 108003 108004 108005)