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Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae

Taxonomy
Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum was named by Zhu and Zhao (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiaofang, Mengshan, Shanggao County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum Zhu and Zhao p. 664 figs. Pl 5, figs 3a,b; text-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
genusNephelophyllumWu and Zhao 1974
speciesmixocolumellum

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 mixocolumellum Zhu and Zhao 1992
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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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Jiangxi) Nephelophyllum mixocolumellum (type locality: 121725)