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Wentzelellites liuzhiensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelellites liuzhiensis was named by Wang (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuzhulin, Liuzhi County, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Wentzelellites liuzhiensis Wang p. 186 figs. Pl 60, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Life
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusWentzelellitesWu 1963
speciesliuzhiensis

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: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Guizhou) Wentzelellites liuzhiensis (type locality: 95941)