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Atopophyllum minor

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Atopophyllum minor was named by Wu and Zhao (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mianzhu County, ACFIV152, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Atopophyllum minor Wu and Zhao p. 280 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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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
genusAtopophyllum
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.

Atopophyllum minor Wu and Zhao 1983
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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: 2007-10-18 01:44:11
Modified: 2007-10-18 03:44:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Sichuan) Atopophyllum minor (type locality: 120757)