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Microplasma
Taxonomy
Microplasma was named by Dybowski (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 422]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cystiphyllidae by Hill (1956) and Merriam (1973); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Cystiphyllidae by Hill (1956) and Merriam (1973); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
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Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Merriam 1973 | Slender cylindrical corallites; in longitud- inal thin section, interior occupied by two to four columns of large globose dissepiments or tabellae which are not readily distinguishable. Wall a stereozone in which septal trabeculae are embedded and from which very short septal ridges project inward. No trabecular septal spines on dis- sepiments or tabellae as in Cystiphyllum. |