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Plerophyllum angustum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Plerophyllum angustum was named by Flügel (1972). Its type specimen is UGP 2694 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuh-e Bagh-e-Vang 66HF87, Shotori Mountains, Tabas, which is in a Kungurian marine carbonate in the Bagh-e Vang Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Plerophyllum angustum Flügel p. 61 fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusPlerophyllum
speciesangustum

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.

Plerophyllum angustum Flügel 1972
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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: 2007-10-22 08:43:14
Modified: 2007-11-15 11:17:48
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 - 274.4Iran Plerophyllum angustum (type locality: 99779)