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Cyathaxonia minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathaxoniidae

Taxonomy
Cyathaxonia minor was named by He and Weng (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangweishan Section, Shiquanhe, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Yangweishan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cyathaxonia minor He and Weng p. 72 figs. Pl 7, figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderMetriophyllinaSpasskiy 1965
familyCyathaxoniidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
genusCyathaxoniaMichelin 1847
speciesminor

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.

Cyathaxonia minor He and Weng 1983
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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: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Xizang) Cyathaxonia minor (type locality: 109647)