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Bayhaium
Taxonomy
Bayhaium was named by Langenheim and McCutcheon (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-u P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 161]. Its type is Bayhaium merriamorum.
It was assigned to Syringoporinae by Langenheim and McCutcheon (1959); to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Roemeriidae by Hill (1981) and Niko (2009).
It was assigned to Syringoporinae by Langenheim and McCutcheon (1959); to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Roemeriidae by Hill (1981) and Niko (2009).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Bayhaium Langenheim, Jr. and McCutcheon p. 99 |
| 1981 | Bayhaium Hill |
| 2002 | Bayhaium Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Bayhaium Niko p. 49 |
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G. †Bayhaium Langenheim, Jr. and McCutcheon 1959
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†Bayhaium liuzhaiense Ding 1995
†Bayhaium merriamorum Langenheim, Jr. and McCutcheon 1959
†Bayhaium nandanense Wu 1987
†Bayhaium virginiae Wilson 1982
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. L. Langenheim and V. A. McCutcheon 1959 | Bayhaium is characterized as a ceroid syringoporoid coral with well-defined mature and immature regions. The mature portion of the corallite is thick- walled, septate, and normal to the surface of the corallum. The immature portion of the corallite is thin-walled, nonseptate and inclined with respect to the axis and surface of the corallum. |