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Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis guaspariniae was named by Stevens and Rycerski (1989). Its type specimen is GSC 85277 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 28946 (SE-S52.1.56), Arctic Lake, Stikine, which is in an Asselian shallow subtidal limestone in Canada.

It was recombined as Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae by Fedorowski et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Petalaxis guaspariniae Stevens and Rycerski p. 178 figs. 13.6-13.8
2007Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae Fedorowski et al. p. 169 figs. Pl 15, figs 7-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusCystolonsdaleiaFomichev 1953
speciesguaspariniae()

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.

Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae Stevens and Rycerski 1989
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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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Canada (British Columbia) Cystolonsdaleia guaspariniae (107924) Petalaxis guaspariniae (type locality: 75828)