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Wendticyathus nudus

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wendticyathus nudus was named by Berkowski (2018). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hamar Laghdad, Antiatlas, Kess-Kess Formation, Mud mounds, which is in an Emsian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Kess-Kess Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Wendticyathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Wendticyathus nudus Berkowski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
subfamilyPlerophyllinaeKoker 1924
genusWendticyathus
speciesnudus

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.

Wendticyathus nudus Berkowski 2018
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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: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco Wendticyathus nudus (type locality: 63041)