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Waagenophyllum wuxiense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum wuxiense was named by Yan and Chen (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res HI-622 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Songshan, Wuxi, which is in a Changhsingian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. songshanense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Waagenophyllum wuxiense Yan and Chen p. 161 figs. Pl 61, 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
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
specieswuxiense

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.

†Waagenophyllum wuxiense Yan and Chen 1982
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Jiangsu) Waagenophyllum wuxiense (type locality: 100824)