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Protrochiscolithus alemanensis

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Palaeoporitidae

Taxonomy
Protrochiscolithus alemanensis was named by Flower (1961). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Franklin Mountains, coral biostrome, which is in a Maysvillian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Protrochiscolithus alemanensis Flower

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyPalaeoporitidaeKiaer 1899
genusProtrochiscolithusTroedsson 1928
speciesalemanensis

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Diagnosis
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