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Yokoyamaella (Maoriphyllum) matsushitae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lonsdaleiastraea matsushitae was named by Yamagiwa (1962). Its type specimen is Osaka University of Liberal Arts & Education 60055-6 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Yokoyamaella (Maoriphyllum) matsushitae by Minato and Kato (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lonsdaleiastraea matsushitae Yamagiwa p. 93 figs. Pl 8, figs 1,2
1965Yokoyamaella (Maoriphyllum) matsushitae Minato and Kato p. 147

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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
subgenusMaoriphyllum
speciesmatsushitae(Yamagiwa 1962)

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.

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Diagnosis
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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
Collections
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