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Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) simplex

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum simplex was named by Wu (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liangshan, middle Wujiaping (coll 2), 3 km SE of Yan'erwo, Hanzhong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

It was recombined as Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) simplex by Minato and Kato (1965), Flügel (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Waagenophyllum lui Wu p. 327 figs. Pl 1, figs 3,4
1957Waagenophyllum simplex Wu p. 327 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2
1965Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) simplex Minato and Kato p. 104
1997Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) simplex Flügel p. 81

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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
subgenusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
speciessimplex()

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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Invalid names: Waagenophyllum lui Wu 1957 [synonym]
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 Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia Waagenophyllum simplex (108501)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Shaanxi) Waagenophyllum lui (120769) Waagenophyllum simplex (type locality: 120770)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Waagenophyllum simplex (73821)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Jiangsu) Waagenophyllum simplex (100824)