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Klamathastraea

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Endophyllidae

Taxonomy
Klamathastraea was named by Merriam (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl]. Its type is Klamathastraea dilleri.

It was assigned to Endophyllidae by Merriam (1972) and Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
K. dilleri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Klamathastraea Merriam p. 39
1981Klamathastraea Hill
2002Klamathastrea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyEndophyllidaeTorley 1933
genusKlamathastraea

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.

G. †Klamathastraea Merriam 1972
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Klamathastraea dilleri Merriam 1972
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Merriam 1972Cerioid endophyllid corals with wide, straight, flat and mostly complete tabulae. Septa usually short, confined to outer part of tabularium. Lonsdaleioid dissepimentarium wide, outer dissepiments flat. Septal crests absent. Wall thin.