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Paracaninia sinensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Paracaninia sinensis was named by Chi (1937).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Paracaninia sinensis Chi
1977Paracaninia sinensis Jia et al. p. 125 figs. Pl 42, fig 15
1982Paracaninia sinensis Zhu et al. p. 109 figs. Pl 31, fig 9
2013Paracaninia sinensis Wang et al. p. S8 figs. 5.5a-b

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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
speciessinensisChi 1937

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.

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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 Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hubei) Paracaninia sinensis (105955)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Jiangxi) Paracaninia sinensis (100766)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Thailand Paracaninia sinensis (144678)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Paracaninia sinensis (148539 149259)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Paracaninia sinensis (51424)