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Lophophyllidium columellum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium columellum was named by Yan and Chen (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-521 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yashan, Nanling County, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Lophophyllidium columellum Yan and Chen p. 116 figs. Pl 33, fig 1

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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
speciescolumellum

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 columellum Yan and Chen 1982
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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: 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 (Anhui) Lophophyllidium columellum (type locality: 100843)