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Yokoyamaella oregonensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Yokoyamaella oregonensis was named by Nestell and Stevens (2013). Its type specimen is USNM 531317 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SJS-1309k, Fort Rock, Big Flat, which is in a Cisuralian carbonate limestone in Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. arminiae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Yokoyamaella oregonensis Nestell and Stevens p. 915 figs. 6.4, 6.5, 6.7-7.10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusYokoyamaella
speciesoregonensis

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.

†Yokoyamaella oregonensis Nestell and Stevens 2013
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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: Cisuralian or 298.90000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4USA (Oregon) Yokoyamaella oregonensis (type locality: 150741)