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Wentzelellites harrisoni

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelella harrisoni was named by Douglas (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuh-i-Kaigap, which is in a Guadalupian carbonate limestone in Iran.

It was recombined as Wentzelellites harrisoni by Minato and Kato (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Wentzelella harrisoni Douglas p. 24 figs. Pl 2, fig 4
1965Wentzelellites harrisoni Minato and Kato p. 218

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusWentzelellitesWu 1963
speciesharrisoni()

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.

†Wentzelellites harrisoni Douglas 1936
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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: Guadalupian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran (Lorestan) Wentzelella harrisoni (type locality: 211718)