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Polycladium yurtusensis

Heteractinida

Taxonomy
Polycladium yurtusensis was named by Qian and Xiao (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China. It is the type species of Polycladium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Polycladium yurtusensis Qian and Xiao

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
genusPolycladium
speciesyurtusensis

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.

†Polycladium yurtusensis Qian and Xiao 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Xinjiang) Polycladium yurtusensis (type locality: 107481)