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Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) smithi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) smithi was named by Minato and Kato (1965). Its type specimen is BMNH R.6589 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Virgal, Middle Productus limestone, upper zone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. songshanense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Waagenophyllum (Waagenophyllum) smithi Minato and Kato p. 122

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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
speciessmithi

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Waagenophyllum indicum (type locality: 212246 212247)