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Wilsonastraea summitensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Heritschioides summitensis was named by Rowett (1969).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Heritschioides summitensis Rowett
2007Wilsonastraea summitensis Fedorowski et al. p. 102

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusWilsonastraea
speciessummitensis(Rowett 1969)

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.

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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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (British Columbia) Wilsonastraea summitensis (107925)