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Eokepingophyllum acolumellum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kepingophyllidae

Taxonomy
Eokepingophyllum acolumellum was named by Zhu and Zhao (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yongshan, Leping County (Parawentzellophyllum assemblage), which is in a Sakmarian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Chuanshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Eokepingophyllum acolumellum Zhu and Zhao p. 668 figs. Pl 4, figs 2a,b; text-figs 5,6

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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
genusEokepingophyllumYu 1980
speciesacolumellum

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.

Eokepingophyllum acolumellum 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: 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) Eokepingophyllum acolumellum (type locality: 121729)