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Pseudopolythecalis yanheensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopolythecalis yanheensis was named by Wang (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shazichang, Qixia Fm, Yanhe County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pseudopolythecalis yanheensis Wang p. 165 figs. Pl 52, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusPseudopolythecalis
speciesyanheensis

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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guizhou) Pseudopolythecalis yanheensis (type locality: 95961)