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Metrionaxon yunnanense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae

Taxonomy
Metrionaxon yunnanense was named by Wang (1986). Its type locality is Shidian County, Malutang Formation, which is in an Eifelian marine limestone/marl in the Malutang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Metrionaxon yunnanense Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyLaccophyllidaeGrabau 1928
subfamilyLaccophyllinaeGrabau 1928
genusMetrionaxonGlinski 1963
speciesyunnanense

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: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Yunnan) Metrionaxon yunnanense (type locality: 77801)