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Shastaphyllum
Taxonomy
Shastaphyllum was named by Merriam (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. Its type is Shastaphyllum schucherti.
It was assigned to Kyphophyllidae by Merriam (1972); to Ptenophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Kyphophyllidae by Merriam (1972); to Ptenophyllinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
S. schucherti (type species)
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 1972 | Cerioid rugose corals with elongate, slender, thin-walled corallites. Septa numerous, thin and noncarinate; some major septa extend to axis. Tabularium narrow; tabulae straight, complete, and closely spaced. Dissepiments relatively large, steeply inclined, some elongate or lonsdaleioid peripherally, and arranged in three or four columns. |