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Wentzelloides xizangensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelloides xizangensis was named by Lin (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xainza county 80f-129, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Xiala Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Wentzelloides xizangensis Lin figs. Pl 7, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusWentzelloides(Yabe and Minato 1944)
speciesxizangensis

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: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Xizang) Wentzelloides xizangensis (type locality: 131038)