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Pseudocystophora fryi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Durhaminidae

Taxonomy
Arachnastraea fryi was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is UCMP 37256 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP D-837, Potter Ridge, which is in a Sakmarian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

It was recombined as Pseudocystophora fryi by Fedorowski et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Arachnastraea fryi Wilson p. 75 figs. 41d-e
2007Pseudocystophora fryi Fedorowski et al. p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyDurhaminidaeMinato and Kato 1965
genusPseudocystophoraKossovaya 1997
speciesfryi()

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.

Pseudocystophora fryi Wilson 1982
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Diagnosis
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