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Areopsammia bakerae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracyclolites bakerae was named by Wells (1933). It is not extant. Its type locality is Brushy Creek, Round Rock, lower Buda Formation, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Buda Limestone Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Areopsammia bakerae by Baron-Szabo (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Paracyclolites bakerae Wells
2009Areopsammia bakerae Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusAreopsammiaDietrich 1917
speciesbakerae()

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.

Areopsammia bakerae Wells 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available