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Wilsonastraea ochocoensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum ochocoensis was named by Merriam (1942). Its type specimen is Cornell 38691 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grindstone Area, Sample 25D, which is in a Kungurian marine limestone/sandstone in the Coyote Butte Formation of Oregon.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Waagenophyllum ochocoensis Merriam
1942Waagenophyllum washburni Merriam
1942Waagenophyllum ochocoensis Merriam p. 375 figs. Pl 55, figs 8,10; pl 56, fig 3
1942Waagenophyllum washburni Merriam p. 375 figs. Pl 55, figs 2,5,7,9,11,13
2007Wilsonastraea ochocoensis 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
speciesochocoensis()

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 ochocoensis Merriam 1942
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Invalid names: Waagenophyllum washburni Merriam 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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