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Campophyllum texanum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Campophyllidae

Taxonomy
Campophyllum texanum was named by Shumard (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White limestone of the Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Campophyllum texanum Shumard p. 388
1908Campophyllum texanum Girty p. 102 figs. Pl 7, fig 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderCyathophyllinaNicholson 1889
familyCampophyllidaeWedekind 1922
genusCampophyllumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
speciestexanum

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.

Campophyllum texanum Shumard 1859
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