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Klamathastraea dilleri
Taxonomy
Klamathastraea dilleri was named by Merriam (1972). Its type specimen is USNM 159456 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. M1132, west side of Bonnet Rock, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Ludlow reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Gazelle Formation of California. It is the type species of Klamathastraea.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Klamathastraea dilleri Merriam p. 40 figs. Plate 5, figures 1-5 |
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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.
†Klamathastraea dilleri Merriam 1972
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. W. Merriam 1972 | Klamathastraea with short septa distinguishable as major and minor; no conspicuous overall tapering or waviness. Peripheral depression of tabulae well developed to absent in some corallites. |