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Wentzelophyllum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelophyllum was named by Hudson (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1240].

It was corrected as Wentzellophyllum by Wang et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Waagenophyllidae by Fontaine (1983), Khoa (1999); to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wentzelellinae by Minato and Kato (1965), Hill (1981), Wang et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Wentzelophyllum Hudson
1965Wentzelophyllum Minato and Kato p. 198
1981Wentzelophyllum Hill
1983Wentzellophyllum Fontaine
1999Wentzelophyllum Khoa
2002Wentzelophyllum Sepkoski
2006Wentzellophyllum Wang et al. p. 335

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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

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. †Wentzelophyllum Hudson 1958
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Wentzelophyllum arminiae Felser 1937
Wentzelophyllum chaoi Huang 1932
Wentzelophyllum douglasi Minato and Kato 1965
Wentzelophyllum eguchii Yokoyama 1960
Wentzelophyllum felseri Minato and Kato 1965
Wentzelophyllum gelikhanense Minato and Kato 1965
Wentzelophyllum hayasakai Minato and Kato 1965
Wentzelophyllum jenningsi Douglas 1936
Wentzelophyllum kinkiense Sakaguchi and Yamagiwa 1963
Wentzelophyllum langpotangense Minato and Kato 1965
Wentzelophyllum orientale Douglas 1936
Wentzelophyllum volzi Yabe and Hayasaka 1915
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 Kasimovian to the top of the Capitanian or 307.00000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Japan Stylidophyllum kinkiense (117137)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Guangxi) Wentzellophyllum volzi (132984)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Japan Stylidophyllum eguchii (121522) W. hayasakai (212281)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guizhou) Wentzellophyllum volzi (98064)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Iran Wentzellophyllum kueichowense (99778)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hubei) Wentzellophyllum kueichowense (109895) Wentzellophyllum volzi (109899)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Anhui) Wentzellophyllum kueichowense (100847) Wentzellophyllum volzi (100197 100198 100786 100828)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hunan) Wentzellophyllum kueichowense (109897)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Wentzellophyllum kueichowense (109898) Wentzellophyllum volzi (109892)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iraq Lonsdaleia chaoi (75648)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Iran Stylidophyllum kueichowense (211729)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran Polythecalis chinensis (211733) Stylidophyllum jenningsi (211726)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran (Lorestan) Stylidophyllum jenningsi (211719) Stylidophyllum orientalis (211722)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Lonsdaleia volzi (113610)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Stylidophyllum kueichowense (108451)