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Pseudowannerophyllum solidum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidiidae

Taxonomy
Lophophyllidium solidum was named by Ross and Ross (1962). Its type specimen is YPM 21810 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YPM 42, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian marine shale in the Gaptank Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Pseudowannerophyllum solidum by Fedorowski (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Lophophyllidium solidum Ross and Ross p. 1182 figs. Pl 161, figs 10,13,16,19; text-fig 4J,9
1987Pseudowannerophyllum solidum Fedorowski p. 138 figs. 50; pl 14, figs 10-12; pl 15, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyLophophyllidiidaeMoore and Jeffords 1945
genusPseudowannerophyllumFlügel 1975
speciessolidum()

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.

Pseudowannerophyllum solidum Ross and Ross 1962
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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 Gzhelian to the top of the Artinskian or 303.70000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium solidum (43483 43547 type locality: 116722 116729) Pseudowannerophyllum solidum (43488)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Pseudowannerophyllum solidum (43474)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Lophophyllidium solidum (43540) Pseudowannerophyllum solidum (75960)