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Corwenia ashwillensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Taxonomy
Corwenia ashwillensis was named by Nestell and Stevens (2013). Its type specimen is USNM 531334 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SJS-1309h, Fort Rock, Big Flat, which is in a Visean/Moscovian carbonate limestone in Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. rugosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Corwenia ashwillensis Nestell and Stevens p. 917 figs. 7.4, 7.5, 7.7-7.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderAulophyllina
familyAulophyllidaeDybowski 1873
genusCorweniaSmith and Ryder 1926
speciesashwillensis

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.

†Corwenia ashwillensis 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: base of the Visean to the top of the Moscovian or 346.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean - Moscovian346.7 - 307.0USA (Oregon) Corwenia ashwillensis (type locality: 150743)