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Plerophyllum schindewolfi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllum schindewolfi was named by Flügel (1966). Its type specimen is 108/8 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barbung, Locality 108, Dolpo, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Senja Formation of Nepal.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Plerophyllum schindewolfi Flügel p. 106 figs. Pl 2, fig 4; pl 3, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusPlerophyllum
speciesschindewolfi

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.

Plerophyllum schindewolfi Flügel 1966
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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: 2007-10-22 08:43:14
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:17:48
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Plerophyllum schindewolfi (type locality: 99791)