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Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis

Stromatoporoidea

Taxonomy
Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis was named by Deng (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SIDH512-1, Boluo, Shanglaxiu District, Yushi County, which is in a Norian marine limestone in the Jieza Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis Deng p. 713 figs. Pl 1, fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
genusEllipsactinia
speciesqinghaiensis

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: high Mg calciteg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-03-03 07:57:41
Modified: 2008-03-06 04:45:19
Source: g = genus, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Qinghai) Ellipsactinia qinghaiensis (type locality: 150592)