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Anfractophyllum decorusum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae

Taxonomy
Anfractophyllum decorusum was named by Zhang (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Houchang, Ziyun County, Anfractophyllum assemblage, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Anfractophyllum decorusum Zhang p. 288 figs. Pl 1, fig 4

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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
genusAnfractophyllum
speciesdecorusum

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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Guizhou) Anfractophyllum decorusum (type locality: 121603)