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Petalaxis besti

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis besti was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is UCMP 37234 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Petalaxis besti Wilson p. 67 figs. 39c-f
1982Petalaxis kennedyi Wilson p. 69 figs. 39g-i
1982Petalaxis pecki Wilson p. 69 figs. 40a-e
2007Petalaxis besti Fedorowski et al. p. 164
2009Petalaxis besti Stevens p. 13 figs. 10.1-10.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusPetalaxisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1852
speciesbesti

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.

Petalaxis besti Wilson 1982
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Invalid names: Petalaxis kennedyi Wilson 1982 [synonym], Petalaxis pecki Wilson 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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