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Wentzelophyllum orientale

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylidophyllum orientalis was named by Douglas (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chal-i-Sheh, which is in a Guadalupian carbonate limestone in Iran.

It was recombined as Wentzelophyllum orientale by Minato and Kato (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Stylidophyllum orientalis Douglas p. 16 figs. Pl 3, fig 3
1965Wentzelophyllum orientale Minato and Kato p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
genusWentzelophyllum
speciesorientale()

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.

Wentzelophyllum orientale Douglas 1936
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