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Wilsonastraea fluvius

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Mccloudius fluvius was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is LACMIP 6414 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP D-836, Potter Ridge, which is in a Sakmarian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

It was recombined as Wilsonastraea fluvius by Fedorowski et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Mccloudius fluvius Wilson p. 49 figs. 30a-f
2007Wilsonastraea fluvius Fedorowski et al. p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusWilsonastraea
speciesfluvius()

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.

Wilsonastraea fluvius Wilson 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Mccloudius fluvius (type locality: 62677)