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Wentzelella (Wentzelella) katoi katoi

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelella (Wentzelella) katoi katoi was named by Flügel (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. armenica, W. densicolumnata, W. kunthi, W. osubadiensis, W. regularis, W. wynneyi
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2024-09-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Wentzelella (Wentzelella) katoi katoi Flügel
1995Wentzelella (Wentzelella) katoi katoi Weidlich and Flügel p. 234 figs. Pl 49, fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderLonsdaleiinaSpasskiy 1974
RankNameAuthor
familyWaagenophyllidaeWang 1950
subfamilyWentzellophyllinae
genusWentzelellaGrabau 1932
subgenusWentzelellaGrabau 1932
specieskatoi
subspecieskatoi

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
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Oman Wentzelella katoi (24325 82239 82242)