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Nephelophyllum parasimplex

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae

Taxonomy
Nephelophyllum parasimplex was named by Yu and Zhu (1988). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jigongling H18, Gao'an County, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. simplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Nephelophyllum parasimplex Yu and Zhu p. 96 figs. Pl 2, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyKepingophyllidaeWu and Zhou 1982
genusNephelophyllumWu and Zhao 1974
speciesparasimplex

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.

†Nephelophyllum parasimplex Yu and Zhu 1988
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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: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Jiangxi) Nephelophyllum parasimplex (type locality: 121532)