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Wilsonastraea fraseri ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8616077https://www.gbif.org/species/8616077
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203147https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203147
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Kleopatrinidae : Wilsonastraea : Wilsonastraea fraseri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Wilsonastraea : Wilsonastraea fraseri
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidaeFedorowski et al. 2007
genusWilsonastraeaStevens and Rycerski 1989
speciesWilsonastraea fraseriStevens 2008
Generic NameWilsonastraea
Scientific NameWilsonastraea fraseri Stevens, 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Wilsonastraea fraserispeciesbelongs to Wilsonastraeastated with evidenceStevens, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Rugosa)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rugosa)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Rugosa)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. H. Stevens. 2008. Fasciculate rugose corals from Gzhelian and lower Permian strata, Pequop Mountains, northeast Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 82(6):1190-1200

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Wilsonastraea fraseri Stevens p. 1199 figs. 7.9-7.12

References

Stevens C. H. (2008) Fasciculate rugose corals from Gzhelian and lower Permian strata, Pequop Mountains, northeast Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 82 6, 1190-1200
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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