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Ipciphyllum subelegans

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ipciphyllum subelegans was named by Minato and Kato (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Geli Khana, Ora, Wentzelella Beds, which is in a Wordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Zinnar Formation of Iraq.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Ipciphyllum subelegans Minato and Kato p. 155
1986Ipciphyllum subelegans Kato and Ezaki p. 647 figs. Pl 1, fig 1; pl 2,fig 2
1991Ipciphyllum subelegans Ezaki p. 98 figs. Pl 19, fig 1

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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
genusIpciphyllum
speciessubelegans

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.

Ipciphyllum subelegans Minato and Kato 1965
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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: 2007-10-18 01:44:11
Modified: 2007-10-18 03:44:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Iran Ipciphyllum subelegans (107690 107694)
Roadian - Changhsingian274.4 - 251.902Iran Ipciphyllum subelegans (233584)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iraq Ipciphyllum elegans (type locality: 75649)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Ipciphyllum subelegans (97393)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Xizang) Ipciphyllum subelegans (120879)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Indonesia Ipciphyllum subelegans (75571)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Ipciphyllum subelegans (110301)