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Houchangocyathus wangi
Taxonomy
Houchangocyathus wangi was named by Ezaki (2000). Its type specimen is OCU 6542 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Houchang, Yabeina zone, Zunyi County, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm packstone/grainstone in the Maokou Formation of China. It is the type species of Houchangocyathus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Houchangocyathus wangi Ezaki p. 203 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4; text-figs 3-5, 8A |
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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.
†Houchangocyathus wangi Ezaki 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class | |||||
| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wordian - Capitanian | China (Guizhou) | Houchangocyathus wangi (47456) | |
| Capitanian | China (Guizhou) | Houchangocyathus wangi (type locality: 47466 107696 107697) |