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Paracaninia minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Paracaninia minor was named by Wu (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Paracaninia minor Wu p. 14 figs. Pl 6, figs 4a,b
1982Paracaninia minor Wu and Zhao p. 111 figs. Pl 31, fig 14
2001Paracaninia minor Wang and Sugiyama p. 775 figs. 10.6-10.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusParacaniniaChi 1937
speciesminorWu 1963

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.

Paracaninia minor Wu 1963
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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: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Jiangsu) Paracaninia minor (100771)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Paracaninia minor (75812 119994)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Guangxi) Paracaninia minor (75815)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Hunan) Paracaninia minor (100072)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Paracaninia minor (75820)