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Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) berthiaumi was named by Merriam (1942). Its type specimen is Cornell 38695 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S80, Grindstone Area, which is in a Kungurian marine limestone/sandstone in the Coyote Butte Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) berthiaumi by Sando (1983); it was recombined as Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi by Fedorowski et al. (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Lithostrotion (Lithostrotionella) berthiaumi Merriam
1983Lonsdaleia (Actinocyathus) berthiaumi Sando p. 37
2007Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi Fedorowski et al. p. 169

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

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: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Oregon) Lithostrotion berthiaumi (type locality: 113052)