Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Paracaninia xiukangensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Paracaninia xiukangensis was named by Lin (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liuqu district RXC4, Lhaze county, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Langcuo Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Paracaninia xiukangensis Lin figs. Pl 2, fig 3

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusParacaniniaChi 1937
speciesxiukangensis

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available