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Wilsonastraea fraseri

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Taxonomy
Wilsonastraea fraseri was named by Stevens (2008). Its type specimen is USNM 531325 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SJS-663, Pequop Mountains, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Wilsonastraea fraseri Stevens p. 1199 figs. 7.9-7.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusWilsonastraea
speciesfraseri

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Wilsonastraea fraseri Stevens 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available