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Wentzelella (Wentzelella) wynnei

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lonsdaleia wynnei was named by Waagen and Wentzel (1886). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Katta, coral beds, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Wentzelella (Wentzelella) wynnei by Minato and Kato (1965) and Blendinger and Flügel (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Lonsdaleia wynnei Waagen and Wentzel p. 896 figs. Pl 99, figs 2a,b; pl 100, figs 5-7
1965Wentzelella (Wentzelella) wynnei Minato and Kato p. 187
1990Wentzelella (Wentzelella) wynnei Blendinger and Flügel p. 141 figs. Pl 34, figs 3,4

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

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.

Wentzelella (Wentzelella) wynnei Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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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 Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 272.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Oman Wentzelella wynnei (82200)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Lonsdaleia wynnei (type locality: 119631)