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Hankaxis ostentus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Hankaxis ostentus was named by McLean and Pedder (1984). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Winnifred Pass, which is in a Frasnian perireef or subreef limestone in the Southesk Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Hankaxis ostentus McLean and Pedder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPtenophyllinaWedekind 1927
familyPtenophyllidaeWedekind 1923
subfamilyPtenophyllinaeWedekind 1923
genusHankaxisBirenheide 1978
speciesostentus

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.

†Hankaxis ostentus McLean and Pedder 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available