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Balanophyllia variabilis
Taxonomy
Balanophyllia variabilis was named by Nomland (1916). Its type specimen is UCMP 15384 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 714, Riggs Canyon, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Tejon Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Balanophyllia variabilis Nomland |
| 1937 | Balanophyllia variabilis Merriam and Turner p. 106 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 12, 13 |
| 1938 | Balanophyllia variabilis Effinger p. 388 |
| 1942 | Balanophyllia variabilis Weaver p. 1 |
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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.
†Balanophyllia variabilis Nomland 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | USA (Washington) | Balanophyllia variabilis (5544) | |
| Ypresian | USA (California) | Balanophyllia variabilis (78721 78722 122337 200271) | |
| Bartonian | USA (California) | Balanophyllia variabilis (type locality: 122336) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | Balanophyllia variabilis (40733) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | Balanophyllia variabilis (52356) |