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Lophophyllidium nucleum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium nucleum was named by Zhao and Zhou (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 97091/81Q T3F5-5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baketai, Urt Moron County, Golmud, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophophyllidium nucleum Zhao and Zhou p. 88 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a,b; text-fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciesnucleum

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.

Lophophyllidium nucleum Zhao and Zhou 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 09:12:54
Modified: 2007-09-18 11:12:54
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Qinghai) Lophophyllidium nucleum (type locality: 95976)