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Lophophyllidium robustum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium robustum was named by Lin and Rodriguez (1994). Its type specimen is Kmc61-17 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jiangbu Temple, Shamada, Kangmar County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Baidingpu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Lophophyllidium robustum Lin and Rodriguez p. 220 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciesrobustum

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.

Lophophyllidium robustum Lin and Rodriguez 1994
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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: 2007-09-18 09:12:54
Modified: 2007-09-18 11:12:54
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Lophophyllidium robustum (type locality: 112610)