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Anostylostroma metzi

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Anostylostromatidae

Taxonomy
Anostylostroma metzi was named by Flügel and Flügel-Kahler (1975). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Kornelimünster, which is in a Famennian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Etroeungt Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bailliei, A. grandiosus, A. lozvense, A. retiforme, A. tuntouense, A. uralica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Anostylostroma metzi Flügel and Flügel-Kahler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
RankNameAuthor
familyAnostylostromatidaeNestor 2011
genusAnostylostromaParks 1936
speciesmetzi

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.

†Anostylostroma metzi Flügel and Flügel-Kahler 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available