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Tachylasma stereoseptatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae

Taxonomy
Tachylasma stereoseptatum was named by Wu (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Naxing Section JSB4, Nyalam County, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Selong Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Tachylasma stereoseptatum Wu
1980Tachylasma stereoseptatum Guo p. 113 figs. Pl 63, fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyTachylasmatidaeGrabau 1928
genusTachylasmaGrabau 1922
speciesstereoseptatum

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 Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Jilin) Tachylasma stereoseptatum (95598)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Tachylasma stereoseptatum (type locality: 110475)