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Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) polyseptatum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum polyseptata was named by Minato (1955). Its type specimen is UHR 15526 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tsukitate, Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in Japan.

It was recombined as Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) polyseptatum by Minato and Kato (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Waagenophyllum polyseptata Minato p. 106 figs. Pl 21, fig 3
1965Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) polyseptatum Minato and Kato p. 102 figs. 35-37, 48po

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWaagenophyllinaeWang 1950
genusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
subgenusWaagenophyllumHayasaka 1924
speciespolyseptatum()

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: 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 Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Waagenophyllum polyseptata (211789)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Waagenophyllum polyseptata (211790)