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Thamnasteria smithi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae

Taxonomy
Thamnasteria smithi was named by Squires (1956) [synonym: Pamiroseris smithi]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Lewiston locality, which is in a Sevatian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Martin Bridge Limestone Formation of Idaho.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. delicata, T. lamourouxii, T. nikoletti, T. piparensis, T. silesica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Thamnasteria smithi Squires
2013Thamnasteria smithi Roniewicz and Stanley p. 960 figs. 11.1-11.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyThamnasteriidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusThamnasteriaLeSauvage 1823
speciessmithi

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.

†Thamnasteria smithi Squires 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available