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Wenlockia

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Wenlockia was named by Kato (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tryplasmatinae by Hill (1981); and to Rugosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Wenlockia Kato
1981Wenlockia Hill
2002Wenlockia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
subfamilyTryplasmatinaeEtheridge 1907
genusWenlockiaKato 1966

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.

G. †Wenlockia Kato 1966
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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: base of the Homerian to the top of the Pridoli or 430.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) W. sp. (23057)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Yukon) W. sp. (14007)