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Lophiostroma leizunia

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Lophiostromatidae

Taxonomy
Lophiostroma leizunia was named by Jeon et al. (2025). Its type specimen is NIGP 201817 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xiwan quarry section near Yichang City, which is in a Tremadocian reef, buildup or bioherm grainstone/shale in the Hunghuayuan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Lophiostroma leizunia Jeon et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
RankNameAuthor
familyLophiostromatidaeNestor 1966
genusLophiostromaNicholson 1891
speciesleizunia

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.

Lophiostroma leizunia Jeon et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-02-26 08:16:02
Modified: 2008-02-26 10:16:02
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Floian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1China (Hubei) Lophiostroma leizunia (type locality: 240079)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) Lophiostroma leizunia (240106)