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Batangophyllum sinense

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae

Taxonomy
Batangophyllum sinense was named by Wu and Zhang (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 701f27, 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 Batangophyllum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Batangophyllum sinense Wu and Zhang p. 33 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderAulophyllina
familyAulophyllidaeDybowski 1873
subfamilyAmygdalophyllinaeGrabau 1935
genusBatangophyllum
speciessinense

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.

†Batangophyllum sinense 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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4China (Sichuan) Batangophyllum sinense (type locality: 150454)