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Wapitiphyllum scaphense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wapitiphyllum scaphense was named by Schröder (2005). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Steinbreche near Refrath, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/marl in the Refrath Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Wapitiphyllum scaphense Schröder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyKyphophyllinaeWedekind 1927
genusWapitiphyllum
speciesscaphense

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.

Wapitiphyllum scaphense Schröder 2005
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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: Middle Frasnian or 379.00000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Wapitiphyllum scaphense (type locality: 81746)