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Cystelasma invaginatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Pentaphyllidae

Taxonomy
Cystelasma invaginatum was named by Easton et al. (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 127941 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Cystelasma invaginatum Easton et al. pp. 33 - 35 figs. Plate I, figures 11, 20, 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyPentaphyllidaeSchindewolf 1942
subfamilyPentaphyllinaeSchindewolf 1942
genusCystelasmaMiller 1891
speciesinvaginatum

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Cystelasma invaginatum Easton et al. 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available