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Polythecalis raritabellata

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Polythecalis raritabellata was named by Wu (1977). Its type specimen is IV 5006 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liujiachang Section, Qixia Fm, Songzi County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Polythecalis raritabellata Wu p. 227 figs. Pl 87, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusPolythecalisYabe and Hayasaka 1916
speciesraritabellata

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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Hubei) Polythecalis raritabellata (type locality: 109904)