Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Empodesma sinensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Polycoeliidae

Taxonomy
Empodesma sinensis was named by Guo (1983). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Da Hinggan Ling Mountains, Inner Mongolia, C3a, which is in a Stephanian marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Empodesma sinensis Guo

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPolycoeliidaeFromentel 1861
subfamilyPolycoeliinaeFromentel 1861
genusEmpodesmaMoore and Jeffords 1945
speciessinensis

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.

Empodesma sinensis Guo 1983
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available