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Cyathaxonia cordillerensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathaxoniidae

Taxonomy
Cyathaxonia cordillerensis was named by Easton et al. (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 127950 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hill, 2.2 km WNW of Bisani, which is in a Kinderhookian/Osagean shallow subtidal limestone/chert in the Represo Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Cyathaxonia cordillerensis Easton et al. pp. 13 - 14 figs. Plate I, figures 14, 17, 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyCyathaxoniidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusCyathaxoniaMichelin 1847
speciescordillerensis

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Cyathaxonia cordillerensis Easton et al. 1958
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. H. Easton et al. 1958Cyathaxonia measuring about lo mm. in length by 3 mm, in calical diameter, with 32 spinose septa in adult stages.