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Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum was named by Ilyina (1997). Its type specimen is PIN 2376/344 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kur-Istyk River, Fourth Tributary, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Takhtabulak Formation of Tajikistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. indicum, W. indicum, W. kueichowensis, W. megacolumetum, W. songshanense, W. raridissepum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum Ilyina pp. 135-136
1998Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum Ilyina p. 32 figs. Pl 3, figs 3,4
2019Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) tachtabulasicum Wang et al. p. 864 figs. 10.1-10.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
subgenusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
speciestachtabulasicum

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Tajikistan Waagenophyllum tachtabulasicum (109840)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Waagenophyllum tachtabulasicum (203181 203182)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Tajikistan Waagenophyllum tachtabulasicum (97286 type locality: 109829)