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Rotiphyllum vesiculosum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Antiphyllidae

Taxonomy
Rotiphyllum vesiculosum was named by Easton et al. (1958). Its type specimen is USC 4067 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
1958Rotiphyllum vesiculosum Easton et al. pp. 21 - 22 figs. Plate I, figure 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStereolasmatina
familyAntiphyllidae
subfamilyAntiphyllinaeIlina 1970
genusRotiphyllumHudson 1942
speciesvesiculosum

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Rotiphyllum vesiculosum Easton et al. 1958
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Diagnosis
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