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Khangailites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida

Taxonomy

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Khangailites Sepkoski
2003Khangalites Nikitin et al. p. 40
2003Khangailites White and Yang p. 55
2009Khangailites Ulitina et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeliolitinaFrech 1897
superfamilyHeliolitoidea
genusKhangailites

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. E. White and S. Yang 2003Encrusting, irregular, nodular coralla with corallites opening obliquely to calicular surface. In early growth stages of corallum, corallites polygonal to roundedpolygonal in outline, with coenenchyme consisting of tubules and vesicles (cystilaminae and eucystoliths, respectively, of Bondarenko & Minzhin 1980) well developed, incompletely surrounding corallites. In later growth stages, corallites rounded and stellate in transverse section, totally surrounded by coenenchyme. Tabulae mainly complete and horizontal throughout ontogeny. Septal spines irregularly developed, usually distally deflected.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Mongolia (Bayanhongor) Khangalites heteromorphus, Khangalites sinkiangensis (170535)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan Khangalites koskolensis (161989)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjiang) K. sinkiangensis (221276)