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Carcinophyllum wichmanni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae

Taxonomy
Clisiophyllum wichmanni was named by Rothpletz (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ajer Mati (Wichmann collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate sandstone in Indonesia.

It was recombined as Carcinophyllum wichmanni by Gerth (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. lonsdaleiforme, C. patellum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Clisiophyllum wichmanni Rothpletz p. 71 figs. Pl 12, figs 17, 18, 30
1922Carcinophyllum wichmanni Gerth p. 7 figs. Pl 1, figs 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyLonsdaleiidaeChapman 1893
subfamilyLonsdaleiinaeChapman 1893
genusCarcinophyllumThomson and Nicholson 1876
specieswichmanni()

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.

†Carcinophyllum wichmanni Rothpletz 1892
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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 Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Indonesia Carcinophyllum wichmanni (39612 39616 133131 133132)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia Carcinophyllum wichmanni (39614)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia Carcinophyllum wichmanni (39608 39618)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Clisiophyllum wichmanni (type locality: 132787)