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Lonsdaleoides nishikawai

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lonsdaleoides nishikawai was named by Hayasaka and Minato (1966). Its type specimen is UHR 18485 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mihara-noro, Locality 2045, Tojo Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Uyamano Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Lonsdaleoides nishikawai Hayasaka and Minato p. 274 figs. Pl 33, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyGeyerophyllidaeMinato 1955
genusLonsdaleoidesHeritsch 1936
speciesnishikawai

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Lonsdaleoides nishikawai Hayasaka and Minato 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available