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Paracaninia wuguishanensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Plerophyllidae

Taxonomy
Paracaninia wuguishanensis was named by Wu and Zhao (1982). Its type specimen is NIGP 62071 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wuguishan, Qixia Formation, Nanjing City, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Paracaninia wuguishanensis Wu and Zhao p. 110 figs. Pl 31, fig 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderPlerophyllinaSokolov 1960
familyPlerophyllidaeKoker 1924
genusParacaniniaChi 1937
specieswuguishanensis

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Paracaninia wuguishanensis Wu and Zhao 1982
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Diagnosis
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