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Parawentzelella (Miyagiella) motoyoshiensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Parawentzelella (Miyagiella) motoyoshiensis was named by Minato and Kato (1965). Its type specimen is UHR 18236 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 10, Iwaizaki, Motoyoshi-gun, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Iwaizaki Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Parawentzelella (Miyagiella) motoyoshiensis Minato and Kato p. 170 figs. Pl 7, fig 1; pl 14, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
genusParawentzelella()
subgenusMiyagiella
speciesmotoyoshiensis

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: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Parawentzelella motoyoshiensis (type locality: 212275)