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Yatsengia sisophonensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae

Taxonomy
Yatsengia sisophonensis was named by Fontaine (1961). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phnom Tup, south flank, Sisophon, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Sisophon Formation of Cambodia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. guangxiensis, Y. kiangsuensis, Y. kiangsuensis, Y. kiangsuensis, Y. yishanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Yatsengia sisophonensis Fontaine p. 141 figs. Pl 6, fig 5; pl 8, figs 3,4; pl 9, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLithostrotionidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusYatsengiaHuang 1932
speciessisophonensis

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.

†Yatsengia sisophonensis Fontaine 1961
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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: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Yatsengia sisophonensis (type locality: 125032)