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Clathrocoilona vexata

Stromatoporoidea - Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae

Taxonomy
Clathrocoilona vexata was named by Prosh and Stearn (1996). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Eids Fiord, Ellesmere Island, section AB, which is in an Emsian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Blue Fiord Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Clathrocoilona vexata Prosh and Stearn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderStromatoporellidaStearn 1980
RankNameAuthor
familyStromatoporellidaeLecompte 1951
genusClathrocoilonaYavorsky 1931
speciesvexata

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.

Clathrocoilona vexata Prosh and Stearn 1996
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Diagnosis
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