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Polythecalis yangtzeensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis yangtzeensis was named by Huang (1932).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Polythecalis yangtzeensis Huang
1965Polythecalis yangtzeensis Minato and Kato p. 224
1984Polythecalis yangtzeensis Liu p. 97 figs. Pl 47, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusPolythecalisYabe and Hayasaka 1916
speciesyangtzeensisHuang 1932

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.

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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 Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 283.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hubei) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (109925)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guizhou) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (95963)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Jiangsu) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (100795)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Anhui) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (100191 100193 100194 100205 100206)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Nei Mongol) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (112650)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Polythecalis yangtzeensis (94933)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Polythecalis yangtzeensis (112675)