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Lophophyllidium nucleum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium nucleum was named by Zhao and Zhou (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 97091/81Q T3F5-5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baketai, Urt Moron County, Golmud, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophophyllidium nucleum Zhao and Zhou p. 88 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a,b; text-fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyLophophyllidaeGrabau 1928
genusLophophyllidiumGrabau 1928
speciesnucleum

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Lophophyllidium nucleum Zhao and Zhou 1987
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Diagnosis
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