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Ramiphyllum firmatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Geyerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Ramiphyllum firmatum was named by Wu and Zhang (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 701f25, Jichong, Ciwu district, Zhongzan region, Batang County, which is in a Serpukhovian carbonate limestone in the Xuchika Formation of China. It is the type species of Ramiphyllum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ramiphyllum firmatum Wu and Zhang p. 32 figs. Pl 1, figs 9-11; pl 2, fig 1; pl 3, figs 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyGeyerophyllidaeMinato 1955
genusRamiphyllum
speciesfirmatum

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.

Ramiphyllum firmatum Wu and Zhang 1979
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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: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China (Sichuan) Ramiphyllum firmatum (150454 type locality: 150455 150456 150459)