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Waagenophyllum minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum minor was named by Wu and Zhao (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dongluo Coal Mine, Act643, Fusui County, which is in a Changhsingian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Waagenophyllum minor Wu and Zhao p. 277 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2

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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
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.

Waagenophyllum minor Wu and Zhao 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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Waagenophyllum minor (type locality: 112365 120749)