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Tachylasma beyrichi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Tachylasmatidae

Taxonomy
Zaphrentis beyrichi 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 Plerophyllum beyrichi by Gerth (1922); it was recombined as Tachylasma beyrichi by Sorauf (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Zaphrentis beyrichi Rothpletz p. 69 figs. Pl 12, figs 16, 21, 22, 26-29
1903Zaphrentis beyrichi Diener p. 48 figs. Pl 2, fig 21
1922Plerophyllum beyrichi Gerth p. 8 figs. Pl 1, fig 9
2004Tachylasma beyrichi Sorauf p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderTachylasmatinaFedorowski 2021
familyTachylasmatidaeGrabau 1928
genusTachylasmaGrabau 1922
speciesbeyrichi()

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.

Tachylasma beyrichi 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 (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Indonesia Plerophyllum beyrichi (133129 133131)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Timor-Leste Pentaphyllum beyrichi (21163)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4Indonesia Plerophyllum beyrichi (39614)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Afghanistan Tachylasma beyrichi (81408 81411 81413)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Indonesia Plerophyllum beyrichi (39608 39610)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Zaphrentis beyrichi (230327)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Zaphrentis beyrichi (type locality: 132787)