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Wentzelophyllum hayasakai

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelophyllum hayasakai was named by Minato and Kato (1965). Its type specimen is UHR 18281-4 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East of Sekiya, Hikoroichi machi, Ofunato city, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Sakamotosawa Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Wentzelophyllum hayasakai Minato and Kato p. 207 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-3

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

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.

†Wentzelophyllum hayasakai Minato and Kato 1965
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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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Japan Wentzelophyllum hayasakai (type locality: 212281)