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Wilsonastraea

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Mccloudius Wilson p. 49
1989Wilsonastraea Stevens and Rycerski p. 173
2002Wilsonastraea Sepkoski
2007Wilsonastraea Fedorowski et al. p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyKleopatrinidae
genusWilsonastraea

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. †Wilsonastraea Stevens and Rycerski 1989
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Wilsonastraea fluvius Wilson 1982
Wilsonastraea fraseri Stevens 2008
Wilsonastraea ochocoensis Merriam 1942
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Invalid names: Waagenophyllum washburni Merriam 1942 [synonym]
Wilsonastraea parva Stevens 1967
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Invalid names: Heritschioides rowetti Wilson 1982 [synonym]
Wilsonastraea rigbyi Stevens and Rycerski 1989
Wilsonastraea smithi Wilson 1982
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Invalid names: Heritschioides hoganae Stevens and Rycerski 1989 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mccloudius Wilson 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Kungurian or 298.90000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Canada (British Columbia) W. smithi (107938) W. summitensis (107925)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (California) Heritschioides rowetti (62673)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Nevada) W. smithi (108032)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (California) Heritschioides smithi (62693)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Idaho) W. smithi (108136)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (British Columbia) W. rigbyi, Heritschioides hoganae (75823)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) W. fraseri (118820) W. smithi (107968 118822)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (California) Heritschioides smithi (62681) Mccloudius fluvius (62677)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Nevada) Heritschioides parvum (118794) W. parva (107987)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Oregon) Waagenophyllum ochocoensis (41276 113050) Waagenophyllum sp. a (41275)