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Protowentzelella shastensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Traskina shastensis was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is UCMP 37253 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP D-843, Potter Ridge, which is in a Sakmarian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

It was recombined as Protowentzelella shastensis by Fedorowski et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Traskina shastensis Wilson p. 73 figs. 41a-c
2007Protowentzelella shastensis Fedorowski et al. p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusProtowentzelellaPorfiriev 1941
speciesshastensis()

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: 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) Traskina shastensis (type locality: 62684)