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Wentzelellites dafangensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae

Taxonomy
Wentzelellites dafangensis was named by Wang (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Maoshajing, Baina, Dafang, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Wentzelellites dafangensis Wang p. 186 figs. Pl 60, figs 2,3

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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
genusWentzelellitesWu 1963
speciesdafangensis

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Diagnosis
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