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Petalaxis sutherlandi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis sutherlandi was named by Wilson (1982). Its type specimen is UCMP 37246 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP D-845, Potter Ridge, which is in a Sakmarian marine limestone/limestone in the McCloud Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Petalaxis sutherlandi Wilson p. 69 figs. 40f-i
2007Petalaxis sutherlandi Fedorowski et al. p. 166

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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
speciessutherlandi

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 sutherlandi 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: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (British Columbia) Petalaxis sutherlandi (107919 107920)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Petalaxis sutherlandi (type locality: 62685)